A registered trademark serves as an insurance policy for online businesses. Do you need one for the names of your products or services? Here are six really good reasons to protect brand names with a…
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Trademark owners selling in the global market need to understand the basics of international trademark registration. A rampant increase in the sale of counterfeit goods from China on Alibaba and now on Amazon is but…
The Kitchen is suing to prevent Wolfgang Puck from registering the mark THE KITCHEN BY WOLFGANG PUCK. The Kitchen knives are sharpened and the dueling Chefs are ready for battle.…
Trademark registration can be obtained for the appearance of a product or service. New brands should not forget to protect trade dress…
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…
"What happens to the bad brands?" It turns out there is a place for bad brands, a trademark rehab of sorts. Bad brands are most often descriptive words, ones that attempt to sneak their…
In a dispute between two users of the mark THREE PALMS for hotels, a legal mess erupted, when both of whom failed to register a trademark before starting in business. Which THREE PALMS user…
Trademark lawyers Bill Finkelstein and Cheryl Hodgson discuss registration of ubiquitous terms like "Keep Calm and Carry On" . . .…
Before launching a new product or service, take some some to make certain you have chosen a good trademark. The new brand owner wants the mark to be . . . …
Trademark experts Cheryl Hodgson and Bill Finkelstein discuss whether a local business needs a trademark registration. As a country of small local shopkeepers, the US by tradition grants some protection without a registration. …