Don’t Feed the Sharks! | Trademark Watch Spam
There is no greater feeling of reassurance for a business owner than that of the United States government legitimizing their claim to use a name in commerce. A federally registered trademark is often...
View ArticleGoogle’s Schemer, or Meevine’s?
On Thursday, December 8, 2011, Google Inc. launched a new service called SchemerTM, which has slowly been building up some speed in the blogosphere; however, there are some interesting things to be...
View ArticleTrademark Bully: Opportunistic Letter Senders Get Sued
reprinted by permission from Benjamin Ashurov at www.TrademarkBully.com In what many professionals in the trademark field consider to have been long overdue, a lawsuit has been filed against USA...
View ArticleThe United States Patent and Trademark Office Posts Warning Regarding...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has posted a public warning regarding non-USPTO Solicitations that resemble Official USPTO Communications. The warning can be found here, and is also shown...
View ArticleTrademarking the Tracks of the Twenty-First Century
Technological advancement in the 21st century is truly a marvel of human ingenuity and occurs at such a rapid rate that often times new technologies are outdated before any sort of intellectual...
View ArticleIs the USPTO an “enemy” for Facebook?
Throughout the movie, “The Social Network” (which is the movie based on Facebook that opened on October 1), the college-aged Mark Zuckerberg character eschews the idea of Facebook advertisements. In...
View ArticleNational Trademark Expo 2010!
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is hosting a National Trademark Expo this year starting Friday, October 15th. The aim of the National Trademark Expo is “Free and educational fun for you,...
View ArticleInventor’s Guide: Should You Patent Your Invention
Many people think of inventions, but only a dedicated few pursue them. The ones that do can sometimes change the world. It takes courage, persistence and the right market for your invention to truly...
View Article4 Tips to Determine: Do I Need a Patent Lawyer?
Filing a patent application can take over 200 hours to learn. So you have conceptualized your idea, and want to move forward to the production stage. First you must insure that you have fully mentally...
View ArticleApple Gets Bitten With The Most Patent Lawsuits in 2013
This apple of the public eye ( Apple Inc.), received the most patent lawsuits last year according to Lex Machina – a legal-analytics firm in Menlo Park, CA. This low- hanging fruit, with a plethora of...
View ArticleFraudulent Trademark Solicitations Roundtable – July 26, 2017
The United States Patent and Trademark Office announced that on July 26, 2017 the Trademark Organization and the Trademark Public Advisory Committee plan to hold a roundtable discussion on fraudulent...
View ArticleNot Just For File Cabinets and Desk Drawers: The Importance of Organizational...
Many new business owners are so focused on honing their services, obtaining financing, and expanding their clientele that they forsake the importance of recording keeping. Rarely do new business owners...
View ArticleProof of Use and USPTO Federal Trademark Registration
Individuals and business are constantly attempting to register their brands with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The trademarking process is often a lengthy and frustrating...
View ArticleCompanies Who Filed the Most Trademark Oppositions in 2017
Background The USPTO publishes the Official Gazette (“OG”) as official notice to the public of trademark applications the agency intends to register. The OG is published weekly on Tuesdays and each...
View ArticleA SNEAKY SHELL GAME: Some Lawyers Break All the Rules
Part 2 of a series State bar associations impose a thicket of onerous rules that make it difficult for lawyers to operate in the internet era amid competition from online legal advice and other...
View ArticlePATENTLY OFFENSIVE: Why We Sued the USPTO
Part 5 in a series In the pantheon of poky and inefficient government bureaucracies, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is the exception, a kind of hero of mine. This government office with a payroll...
View ArticleDo I need to hire a trademark attorney?
If you live in the U.S., you aren’t required to hire a trademark lawyer but if you don't, get an attorney asap. Visit the Blog and know more! The post Do I need to hire a trademark attorney? appeared...
View Article4 Lessons You Can Learn from the USPTO’s Rejection of Donald Trump’s ‘Truth...
Getting your trademark registered can be an uphill battle if your name is not unique enough or if it’s too similar to another existing brand. Just ask former President Donald Trump, whose controversial...
View ArticleBrand Protection in a Brand New Reality: How to Protect Your Brand in the...
Metaverse is a word that’s created a lot of buzz in recent times, especially since Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook’s rebrand to Meta in 2021. It seems exciting and full of opportunities like ‘the...
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