If you have spent the time and energy necessary to go about the trademark registration process, then shouldn't you at least be able to have your mark enforced?
The truth is that in an ideal world someone else would have done their due diligence and looked to see if their mark had been claimed already. But, we already know that we don't live in an ideal world. Accidents can happen and individuals could accidentally try to use something that you have already marked. Maybe they don't know the process and are just ignorant to it. Maybe they really did make a mistake and just looked it over. Maybe they even think there is some gray area between their specific use and the trademark which you have already gone about registering? They could even be doing it on purpose (but good luck getting them to admit that).
But regardless of why there is infringement upon your specific property and trademark, another question comes into play. If individuals are able to register trademarks all across the business world, what's to stop them from using your mark whether or not they go about the trademark registration process? What's to stop someone from just starting a business or a venture and using a trademark with the intent of looking into the trademark registration later?
The truth is that if you are a busy person then monitoring your trademark can be extremely difficult. Who's to say when someone might be using your mark and when they could actually be ruining your specific image and brand? Do you really want to have to be on the lookout all of the time just to try and protect your brand? It doesn't make sense to do so, and it definitely doesn't make sense to waste your time "protecting" one aspect of your business when you have hundreds of other things to do each and every day!
But, what you might want to consider is having a team of experienced and legal professionals to help you out with the trademark protection services. Believe it or not there are actually individuals out there who specialize in the entire process of trademarking, and they can guarantee you help from the moment you decide to register your mark until the moment that you sell the business. Plus, because their business involves monitoring your specific trademark, that leaves you free to go about your life as you had originally intended.
Overall, it definitely makes sense to have other professionals do their business so that you can focus on yours. Unless you really want to continue sitting around each and every day and wait for someone to use your trademark, then you should definitely be considering bringing someone else onboard your business process and team to help you protect your brand and image. After all, the question you need to be asking yourself is whether you want all of your hard work to end up paying off, or whether you want your entire business to be run into the ground from something like misrepresentation or brand destruction.
Trademark Registration might be a simple process to some, but unless you're an expert you should strongly consider having the experts protect your brand.
