1. A trademark Could be “Reserved” for Some Indefinite Future Use One prominent misconception involving trademark protection is that a trademark could be “reserved” for some indefinite future use. This is wrong. Trademark protection does not exist unless and until the trademark is used in commerce in conjunction with goods […]
Continue ReadingThe UTSA includes a series of definitions which spell out the TSP available to the states that have adopted the Act. The Act includes improper means to obtain information including theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other […]
Continue ReadingDue to the different trademark systems between Hong Kong and mainland China, a successfully registered trademark in Hong Kong may not gain the same protection by law in mainland China. So the trademark shall be registered in China to gain its protection. Important issues for trademark design you need to […]
Continue ReadingAs a former Franchisor Founder I spent a whole lot of my time making sure our business model was sound and our brand name was strong. That meant paying attention to all the details, including our trademarks and trade dress. Since we had basically conceived the mobile car washing industry […]
Continue ReadingOn 1 July 2013, Croatia will join the European Union and membership of the Community Trademark (CTM) will extend to 28 countries. At present, the 27 countries covered by the Community Trademark are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, […]
Continue ReadingThe hardest part of creating a new company is getting new customers to shop with a brand that they don’t know. A customer will normally stay with a company that has provided good, quality services and products for several years. It is for that reason that it is difficult to […]
Continue ReadingTrademark registration is an area of the law which is entirely foreign to most people. In actual fact, the application process for reserving a trademark could not be much easier. Though there are a number of steps involved in the process, by using an intermediary you can cut out most […]
Continue ReadingIt is becoming all too common that after spending much time and money to develop the perfect product, one finds that the perfect name for the product is owned by someone else. Even as flexible as the English language is, there are only so many relatively short, pronounceable names for […]
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