Use a Registered Trademark – A How-To Guide
You have a registered trademark – well done. But your work isn’t over. Now, you have to do several things to keep your trademark registration alive, and you must avoid a few other [...]
9 Things to Know about Patent Marking
“Patent Marking” means putting a notice on your product that your product is patented. By marking your product with “Patent” (or “Pat.”) and your patent number – such as [...]
Trademark classes
When planning to register a trademark, you must choose which trademark classes to use for your goods and/or services. If you have questions about what trademark classes you should be considering, [...]
Trademark on a geographical location
You can register a trademark on a geographical location. And there can be good reasons for choosing a place name as part of your trademark: it may suggest a quality associated with that place, [...]
May the Fourth be with you!
Today, Star Wars fans rejoice as we greet each other with a cheery “May the Fourth be with you!” In case you’ve never heard of this, or seen social media light up with it every [...]
What is a patent troll?
The term “patent troll” is common now. News outlets are filled with pundits denouncing “trolls.” But what does the term mean? Where did it come from, and why is it used [...]
Who cares about trademarks?
Do you wonder about trademarks: what are they, and who cares? Trademarks are a crucial asset to any business or brand, and anyone running a business or building a brand should want trademarks to [...]
