by Angela Langlotz | Jun 8, 2021 | Copyrights, Trademarks |
How to protect a recipe? You’re going to have to keep it a secret, because there is no such thing as copyright or trademark or patent protection for a recipe! “Copyright does not protect recipes, “That are mere listings of ingredients,” However, it can,...
by Angela Langlotz | Jun 1, 2021 | Trademark Registration, Trademark Rejections, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
What If I Am Using A Trademark But Can’t Prove It? If you’re using a trademark, but can’t prove your use, then you have two choices: Wait until you can prove use to apply based on your actual use of the trademark, or apply based on an intent to use...
by Angela Langlotz | May 25, 2021 | Trademark Application, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
What about common law trademarks? If the name of a store isn’t registered as a trademark, does that mean that anyone can use it? Not necessarily; it depends on where it’s being used. But if you don’t register your trademark with the USPTO, you may...
by Angela Langlotz | May 18, 2021 | Design Marks, Trademark Application, Trademark Registration, Trademarks |
Can A Candy Shape Be A Trademark? Yes, it can! I’ve spoken before about shapes as trademarks for candy, Toblerone being the most famous one. What about other, less distinctive shapes? Those can serve as trademarks as well. As I like to remind everyone, anything,...
by Angela Langlotz | May 11, 2021 | Trademark Application, Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Can I use the word “UNIVERSITY” as part of my trademark? And the answer is always, let’s look at the context. So let’s say that you wanted to manufacture a new line of cell phones and you wanted to call that “University.” Now,...
