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An unprotected trademark is an unguarded asset

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video, What Are the Potential Costs of an Unprotected Trademark. Then they received a cease-and-desist letter: another company had already registered the identical brand name for the identical services. Second, there’s the cost of time.

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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. Achieve registration. Enforce your trademark , if necessary, by sending cease and desist letters, or take down notices, or otherwise engaging with infringements. Once it’s registered, use the R with a circle.

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RightsClick Offers Simplified Copyright Management

Plagiarism Today

RightsClick also makes it easy to bulk edit a large number of works. However, the fee for most registrations is just $15 over the U.S. For example, a registration of a single work would be $60, $45 of which goes to the Copyright Office. The first is sending a cease and desist letter. Copyright Office fees.

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Trademark Registration works for the owner, even in their sleep

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video, Why Apply to Register Your Trademark. There are several key benefits to trademark registration. So, once it’s registered, the registration is literally working for the owner 24/7. Having the registration also makes it easier to deal with any possible infringers.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

SpicyIP

In this month’s edition, he looks into topics including the Plant Variety Registry, different tales of/ takes on personality rights, and multiple leaks of key documents and their contribution in law-making. Relying on this, the defendant was able to obtain the impugned copyright registration. Inventprise Inc.

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“For Sale: This Article”: an overview of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and IP

IP Whiteboard

In Australia, the rights protected by copyright arise automatically upon the creation of a work and there is no need or ability to obtain a registration for copyright. By contrast, in the United States, registration of copyright is a prerequisite to filing a lawsuit for copyright infringement.