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mem Files for Trademark Renewal With USPTO
mem property management, recently filed with the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) a Combined
Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Sections
8 and 15 to further strengthen the company’s intellectual
property rights.
“We are very proud of our brand and our company
logo strongly demonstrates our commitment to servicing
New Jersey associations for over 25 years,” explains
Martin Laderman, founder and CEO of mem property
management corporation, “it is with this intention that we
are seeking to strengthen our existing intellectual property
rights by filing to protect mem property management
corporation from the unauthorized use or misuse of our
company name or trademark.”
A trademark registration is valid as long as the owner
timely files all post registration maintenance documents. A
Section 8 Declaration of Continued Use is a sworn state-
ment, filed by the owner of the registration, that the mark
is in use in commerce. If these documents are not timely
filed, the registration will be cancelled and cannot be
revived or reinstated. There have been a number of high
profile instances of property management companies that
have lost significant legal protections by failing to file for
trademark renewal.
A Section 15 Declaration is a sworn statement, filed by
the owner of a mark registered on the Principal Register,
claiming “incontestable” rights in the mark for the goods/
services specified. An “incontestable” registration is conclu-
sive evidence of the validity of the registered mark, of the
registration of the mark, of the owner’s ownership of the
mark and of the owner’s exclusive right to use the mark with
the goods/services.
“As we continue to grow our brand throughout New
Jersey communities and online via social media and busi-
ness networking websites, it is more important than ever to
focus on brand management and protect mem property
management nj, this is a continuation of our ongoing efforts
to be forward-thinking and innovative in everything we do,”
said Laderman.
mem Hires Marian Cimato Manager for
Covington Village
mem property management, a New Jersey property man-
agement company, recently hired Marian Cimato as the new
property manager for Covington Village, an upscale active
adult community in Lakewood, New Jersey.
Cimato began her professional career at Chase
Manhattan Bank before moving on to a highly successful
residential real estate career at Coldwell Banker. For
the previous 12 years, Cimato had worked at Tishman
Construction, an AECOM Company, and one of the lead-
ing builders in the world. Among her many management
and supervisory responsibilities, Cimato helped provide
administrative and office management support for the con-
struction of a $90 million urban redevelopment project in
Asbury Park, New Jersey
As property manager for Covington Village, Cimato will
have management responsibility for the day-to-day opera-
tions of the premier active-adult condominium community in
Ocean County, New Jersey. Cimato’s key areas of over-
sight will include managing and delegating maintenance
staff and contractors, property repairs and maintenance
and owner and board relations.
“Marian is uniquely qualified to serve the residents of
Covington Village with a level of personalized service
based on years of experience in the New Jersey real estate
market, as both a sales professional and manager for one
of the world’s largest real estate developers,” said Martin
Laderman, CEO of mem property management, “we are
very excited to have Marian join our outstanding team as
a new property manager.”
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