by Angela Langlotz | May 15, 2018 | Copyright Infringement, Copyright Registration, Copyrights, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Monitoring, Trademark Registration, Trademarks |
How to Protect Your Trademark or Copyright Against Foreign Infringers? Copyright and Trademark infringement is big business, and there’s lots of money to be made in the sale of counterfeit goods. Companies spend millions of dollars in advertising and promotion of...
by Angela Langlotz | May 8, 2018 | Trademark Cancellations, Trademark Registration, Trademark Usage, Trademarks |
It never pays to lie, especially on your trademark application. What happens if you lie? A potential client came to me, asking about how he could stop an “infringer.” The “infringer” had been using his mark on podcasts, and his registered trademark claimed use on...
by Angela Langlotz | Apr 30, 2018 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Monitoring, Trademarks |
Enforcing Your Trademarks: Harley-Davidson Does It Right One of the obligations of a trademark owner is to stop infringers from using his or her trademarks. Remember that the reason for a trademark is to distinguish the source of goods and services, so if rampant...
by Angela Langlotz | Apr 24, 2018 | Design Marks, Logo marks, Trademark Registration, Trademark Searches, Trademarks |
If you have a logo what’s the best way to do a quick search for conflicting marks? In order to search for logos that might conflict with your proposed trademark registration, you have to search the trademark database. But how can you find similar registered trademarks...
by Angela Langlotz | Apr 20, 2018 | Trademark Infringement, Trademark Opposition Proceedings, Trademarks |
See part one here. More on the Kylie vs. Kylie Trademark Kerfuffle… Using a logo, name or other symbol that is “confusingly similar” to that of a famous brand can be considered trademark disparagement. Trademarks are also entitled to protection against...
