by Angela Langlotz | Jul 6, 2021 | Trademark Application, Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Pac-Man Trademarks: Expanding Your Brand When you first obtain a trademark registration for certain goods, you may want to later expand your business beyond your original goods and services. To do this, just file additional trademark applications for the new goods...
by Angela Langlotz | Jun 29, 2021 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Aldi steals caterpillar cake design from Marks & Spencer! Naughty trademark infringer Aldi is at it again, this time targeting retail giant Marks & Spencer with their knockoff goods! We’ve seen Aldi knock off bock, their sister company Trader Joe’s...
by Angela Langlotz | Jun 22, 2021 | Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Angela, “You can’t own words!” That’s what somebody said to me a couple of days ago. I’m going to talk about that here over the next three minutes. I’m Angela Langlotz, trademark and copyright attorney. I go live here on weekdays to...
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...
