Over the past few months, there have been more trademark scams than I can keep up with. These scam companies contact business owners to scare them about the status of their trademark rights. They tend to all use business names with “Trademark” in the name, such as Trademark Swift and Trademark Omega. The Trademark Peak … Read more
Most people have never consulted with an intellectual property attorney, but still understand the most basic principle of intellectual property: that creations or inventions can be owned the same way that you might own a house or a baseball card collection. Although they are frequently bundled together under the term “IP,” there are actually several … Read more
One of the biggest trademark misconceptions is that you must register a trademark (with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office) in order to get any trademark rights. That is not the case. Trademark rights are actually obtained by using the trademark in commerce. These are called “common law” trademark rights. However, trademark registration greatly expands … Read more
The trademark registration process is not as quick as it used to be. Over the last few years it has started taking almost a year for an initial review of new applications. Clients rightfully want to know what they should expect in terms of the time to register a trademark. Time and money are big … Read more
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