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 3, 2020 | Design Marks, Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
People are sometimes surprised to learn that a color can serve as a trademark. The Lanham Act — United States trademark law — says that any “device” that distinguishes a company’s goods or services can serve as a trademark. So yes, a...
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by Angela Langlotz | Oct 19, 2020 | Trademark Fair Use, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
No! There is a doctrine of “fair use” in trademark law called “nominative fair use” that allows for the use of someone else’s trademark to refer to that mark for purposes of mentioning the owner’s goods and services that are associated with the famous mark. This is...
by Angela Langlotz | Oct 12, 2020 | Trademark Application, Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
Do I have to use my business name as a trademark? That’s a question that I get a lot, and I want to answer it here, just to dispel any confusion. People seem to be under the impression that if you have a business name, you necessarily need to use that business...
by Angela Langlotz | Oct 6, 2020 | Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
I keep getting more questions about trademarks for a book series. A viewer asked me, “So can I have the same title for all of the books in a series, but then call them ‘volume one’ and ‘volume two’?” And the answer is yes, you can...
