by Angela Langlotz | Dec 15, 2020 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Case Study: Little Trees and Their Shape Trademarks Yesterday someone asked me a question about whether or not she could make air fresheners in the shape of a pine tree. The answer is no, because another company has a registered trademark for the shape of a pine tree...
by Angela Langlotz | Dec 8, 2020 | Trademark Registration, Trademark Searches, Trademarks |
Someone asked me yesterday, “When is the best time to register my trademark?” and the answer is generally, as soon as possible. If you know you’re going to be using a certain trademark, you’ll first want to get a trademark clearance search to...
by Angela Langlotz | Dec 1, 2020 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Does Spacing Between Words Affect Trademark Rights? If I trademark a business name, and fail to put a space between the words, for example HAPPYDAY vs HAPPY DAY, will both be registered? Does the spacing between the words of a trademark affect trademark rights? A...
by Angela Langlotz | Nov 24, 2020 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Licensing, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Any time you do business with a third party, you need to have a written agreement, especially if it involves trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property. I’m Angela Langlotz, trademark and copyright attorney. I’m going to spend the next three...
by Angela Langlotz | Nov 17, 2020 | Trademark Registration, Trademarks |
Merely Descriptive Case Study: Best Whisk! Sometimes “merely laudatory” — a subcategory of “merely descriptive” — trademarks are registrable. If the descriptive trademark has been in use long enough, such that it has acquired...
by Angela Langlotz | Nov 10, 2020 | Copyright Registration, Copyrights, Trademark Registration, Trademarks |
Your book might qualify for both copyright protection and trademark protection. Trademark and copyright protect different aspects of the book. A book has a creative aspect, in that the content of the book is written and laid out in a certain manner, using certain...
