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How to Handle a Trademark Rejection: File a Design Patent Instead?

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Rejected Trademark Application? Get a Design Patent Instead The path to registering a trademark can be strewn with landmines. When your trademark application faces difficult rejections, would a design patent make more sense? Having difficulty trademarking your brand?

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Can a Logo Help You Get a Design Patent and Avoid Infringement?

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Can you include a logo in your design patent application? Let me share a strategy if you’re thinking about filing a design patent application for a new product that might be considered somewhat similar to existing products. It is possible to include a logo in your design patent application for a product.

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How to Deal with a Counterfeit Product or Claim

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How can you use IP to block counterfeits? You can acquire certain IP rights to block the sale of counterfeit goods. Register your trademarks to block the sale of competing goods that use a similar name or logo. File design patents to protect the appearance of the product.

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Cease-and-Desist Letter: How to Use It Effectively or Reply

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Call patent and trademark attorney Vic Lin at (949) 223-9623 or email vlin@icaplaw.com to explore how we can help protect your IP rights. You undertake a certain risk anytime you send a letter accusing the recipient of infringement. How can an accused infringer sue the IP owner?

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How to Enforce Intellectual Property Without A Lot of Money

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If you don’t have at least two million dollars laying around to sue for patent infringement, this post is for you. Don’t even think about being cheap when it comes to trademark registration. So how can you enforce a registered trademark inexpensively? Does cheap IP enforcement exist?