It’s getting tougher every day to select and protect a good new trademark. 2011 was a bumper year for trademark applications, with new filings up 6.6% over 2010. Check out the data below and call your trademark attorney before another 300K+ applications jump in line ahead of yours.

New U.S. Trademark Applications/Year

2011:  301,786
2010:  283,121
2009:  268,936
2008:  294,159
2007:  306,510
2006:  280,712