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Which trademark or copyright symbol do I use?

Erik K Pelton

Here is a handy cheat sheet I made: ® – a.k.a “circle-R” – Registered trademark with the USPTO. TM – Unregistered mark, used with products and tangle items. SM – Unregistered service mark, used with services. appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Trademarks vs. Copyrights for Startups

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

Intellectual property law includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets and is an important consideration for any new business. This article will address trademarks and copyrights, but the law firm of TraskBritt can assist with any intellectual property law needs. What Does a Copyright Protect?

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Trade marks

The IPKat

Yesterday, it was all about key developments in the copyright field in the Africa IP Highlights 2023 – the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. Today, it’s about the trade marks.

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"MADE FOR YOU LAB-GROWN DIAMONDS" Fails to Function as a Trademark For Diamonds, Says TTAB

The TTABlog

The Trade Mark [sic] Act is not an act to register words but to register trademarks. Before there can be registrability, there must be a trademark (or a service mark) and, unless words have been so used, they cannot qualify for registration." Text Copyright John L. Serial Nos. Welch 2022.

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What are well known trademarks?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

It means only the registered proprietor of Amul, i.e. Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers can register the word Amul for any class of goods or services. Marks that have achieved such status and reputation are known as well known trademarks.

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Cybersquatting – A Menace in Digital India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

It can be done under the following grounds: -the Registrant’s domain name is identical to or similar to a name, trademark, or service mark in which the Complainant has ownership; -the Registrant has no entitlement or legitimate interests in the web domain; and.

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Protection of Trademarks in Philippines

IP and Legal Filings

There is no such thing as an “international copyright” that will automatically protect an author’s writings throughout the world. The Philippines is a member of several international copyright treaties and conventions and offers copyright protection to foreign works in accordance with these treaties. Image Source: iStock].