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 | Mar 23, 2021 | Trademark Application, Trademark Registration, Trademarks |
NetJets submitted a trademark application for wine. What went wrong with their trademark application? When a trademark application is filed, it gets in line behind other trademark applications and other trademark registrations. We say that the first user of a...
by Angela Langlotz | Jan 26, 2021 | Trademark Application, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Registration, Trademark Rejections, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
A viewer asked me today, “If there is a trademark listed with the translation of the English name I want, but the service is different, i.e. beer and I want a service based mark. Would this be an issue?” Well, let’s talk about that now. We translate all...
by Angela Langlotz | Dec 22, 2020 | Trademark Application, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Registration, Trademark Searches, Trademarks |
How close can I get to someone else’s trademark? Someone asked me that question this weekend and I am going to answer her question here. So here’s the question. I’ll read it. “I have a question regarding trademarking. I filed for a trademark...
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...
