A registered trademark has become vitally important for online brands. And these days, who doesn’t have an online business? Lean how to file for International trademark registration and perform an international trademark search.
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Trademark consent to use agreements are routinely used by trademark attorneys in proceedings to register trademarks before the U.S. Trademark Office. Such agreements are also called also called coexistence agreements, or live and let live agreements. The most famous example of a trademark consent to use agreement that was violated than that entered into in 1981 between The Beatles and Apple Computers.
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A trademark that falls victim to genericide is referred to as a generic trademark. This by definition is an oxymoron, since a generic term can never be a trademark. Generic trademarks are those that end up in the trademark graveyard alongside asprin, cellophane, and pilates, to name a few.
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Apple has created trade dress intellectual property and obtained a trade dress registration for more than its Apple trademark – the bitten apple. It also has a registered trademark, a trade dress registration for its Apple Store Design.
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Should you seek a trademark registration for a hashtag, and what does it take to successfully register? Here’s what you need to know to obtain a registered trademark for a #hashtag
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How does one secure a trademark for artist names, or names of music groups for musical recordings or videos? The general rule is that neither an author’s name nor a group or individual’s cannot be protected for books or musical recordings for a single work.
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Cyber security for registered trademarks is now available by registering with the Trademark Clearinghouse. Are your trademarks secure from online thieves?
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When it comes to protecting valuable company information, the greatest obstacle is often the business owner’s failure to establish and follow best practices in safeguarding trade secrets and confidential information. Get it in writing!
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Former members of BLACK FLAG were in a fight over rights to the name and famous logo when a second group called FLAG began touring using the logo. It’s a common problem that can be avoided. A few years ago, the founders of the largest Mexican group in America were jailed in Mexico for two months for attempting to perform in Mexico under their own name.
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Descriptive trademarks are “bad brands,” since they don’t qualify for trademark registration. They spend 5 years on the Supplemental Register and after release, must still prove secondary meaning aka acquired distinctiveness in order to be enforceable against third parties. This is an expensive, difficult hurdle most that most can never meet.
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