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Ten Steps in the Trademark Protection Decathlon

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video, The Trademark Protection Decathlon. The Summer Olympics got me thinking about what it would take for a decathlon of trademark protection: to be well-rounded and ensure that a brand, a trademark, has covered all the angles and excels at everything. File early.

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Avoiding a Busted Brand: Preventing the Pain of Forced Rebranding through Trademark Registration

LexBlog IP

Essential Benefits of Trademark Registration – Part 1 Imagine you’ve been using your business name, logo, or slogan for several years, building a good base of local customers. You make moves to expand your market, and suddenly you get a cease-and-desist letter from another business that has better rights to the trademark.

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Trademark For Business Growth

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Defining Trademark A “trademark” is a mark which is used for a commercial purpose. It is also called a brand name because it contains names, symbols, logos, and taglines that help to identify and differentiate a company’s goods and services from those of others. How do trademarks function?

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Trademarks: Trademarks safeguard brand names, logos, symbols, or phrases that distinguish a startup’s products or services from competitors’ Registering a trademark ensures exclusive usage and prevents others from causing confusion among consumers. WHY ARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPORTANT FOR STARTUPS?

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Don’t Get Cheesed – Protect Your Video Game’s Intellectual Property

LexBlog IP

Gaming has even helped drive sound, graphics, control, and processing innovations in personal computing. Note any elements of the game that are particularly new and creative or representative of your brand. Trademark application – U.S. Design patent filing – U.S. and other key foreign countries.

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First Things First: Trademark Preliminary Screens

LexBlog IP

If any readers have ever gotten in touch with OG+S regarding a potential trademark application, we have likely mentioned the possibility of doing a “preliminary screen” for your mark. Here at OG+S, we are always happy to run such a screen (for a reasonable flat fee) for anyone considering applying for a trademark.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 8- May 13)

SpicyIP

Inviting Applications for the SpicyIP Doctoral Fellowship! Along with our launch of the SpicyIP Empirical Database series today, on Prof Basheer’s 47th birth anniversary, we are also very happy to open up applications for the recently announced SpicyIP Doctoral Fellowship. Deadline for the Applications: 11:59pm IST, 23rd June, 2023.

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