Trademark law refers to a set of rules and regulations that protect the names, logos, and symbols that distinguish goods or services of one company from those of another. It helps ensure that consumers can recognize and trust the source of a product, preventing confusion and deception in the marketplace.
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It's not just good form to try and avoid confusion on the shelves, it's the point
of trademark law.
Any unauthorized use of this trademark by others is subject to action under federal and
state trademark laws.
When a parody of a famous brand is put out on the market, the big companies behind those brands have often been successful in
using trademark law to shut the parody down.
They quickly set me up with a great attorney who really
knew trademark law, explained the process to us, and completed our filings.
Likewise,
trademark law now extends to distinctive elements like a product's color and shape.
That investment of time and money to create good - will associated with your brand is exactly
what trademark law is intended to protect.
Posts discuss
various trademark law matters, particularly trademark disputes and litigation and trademark protection / registrations.
One of the characteristics
of trademark law is that it is limited to the area of any given country.
The proposed amendments were undertaking following advice from counsel specializing
in trademark law, he says.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Brooks Kushman, intellectual property and technology law firm, is now listed in Intellectual Asset Management's (IAM) annual World Trademark Review 1000, a guide that recognizes the world's top
trademark law firms and practitioners in key jurisdictions.
How do you argue those counterfeit water pipes are illegal
under trademark law when the original is illegal under federal criminal law?
A court ruled that a brokerage violated federal
trademark law when nonmembers used the REALTOR ® mark, so it will consider the amount of damages that NAR is entitled to collect from the brokerage.
Nationally, it holds a tier two ranking
for trademark law and a tier three ranking in patent law.
Trademark laws protect names, designs, logos, and other identifiers and last as long as the company keeps the product or service in commerce.
I don't know much
about trademark law, but I do know that when the law allows for the trademarking of a term as generic and ubiquitous in the computing world as «windows», then anything is possible.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Brooks Kushman has once again been recognized as a gold - standard trademark firm for the fourth consecutive year by Intellectual Asset Management's (IAM) annual World Trademark Review 1000, a guide that recognizes the world's
top trademark law firms and practitioners in key jurisdictions.
Unless it is settled, the case will ultimately be decided on the technicalities of
U.S. trademark law.
It «s an exciting time in
trademark law with the growth of the Internet and social media sites, and I «m eager to evolve with this developing area of intellectual property (IP) law.»
«How Tweets About Your Mundane Life
Affect Trademark Law Main Lamebook Update: Parody Site Can Keep Name but Must Add Disclaimer»
What is next on the agenda for
European trademark law and the development of protection for beauty care specialists, financial institutes and mobile telecom providers?
That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.As for me, I'm Ron Coleman, a commercial litigator with a special interest in copyright and
trademark law at Mandelbaum Salsburg, PC.
She has also authored a number of articles on
trademark law which have been published in journals such as the World Trademark Review and World Intellectual Property Report.
Trademark law gives stronger protection to unique brand names than to generic ones for a good reason: a unique identifier is more valuable.
This award caps off a banner year for us here at the Canadian Trademark Blog: in April, we were selected as a «Top Blog» by the LexisNexis group, and our blog continues to appear on their
worldwide Trademark Law Center page; in May, we received terrific coverage in the highly respected Managing Intellectual Property magazine.
Copyright and
trademark laws guard against the misuse of intellectual property, and prescribe remedies and penalties that can be costly.
It was a great learning experience for me (as I was able to gain a solid, comprehensive understanding of
trademark law while preparing for the presentation) and for the American Rivers management and staff, as they learned about the importance of protecting the American Rivers brand.
Erik started his career as a trademark examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and from there launched his own boutique
trademark law practice.
His practice is the # 1
ranked trademark law firm in the U.S., according to recent studies by Trademark Insider and World Trademark Review.
• Fire Cider appeared in the first edition of Rosemary Gladstar's home study course in 1981 and has been copyrighted in her books since 1991 (copyright and
trademark laws don't overlap, which is why the copyright law doesn't prevent a product from being trademarked).
Bob is a trademark / copyright lawyer, heads the intellectual property practice at Graham & Dunn, Seattle, and
teaches Trademark Law and Advertising Law at Seattle University School of Law.
Citigroup is suing AT&T for using one of the most common words in the English language (Quartz) And this is why we really
need trademark law reform.