Trademarks - A Guide to Filing and Prosecuting a Mark is an easy to understand and practical book on the trademark application filing procedure. The guide provides the reader with concise information for conducting a trademark search, filing a trademark application, responding to an office action and opposing a trademark filing or registration. The book includes actual responses filed in response to office actions where the marks were finally allowed by the U.S. PTO trademark examiners, sample specimens filed with the U.S. PTO, and a sample response to a notice of opposition. This book is a must read for individuals and entrepreneurs who wish to file their own trademarks.