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June 7, 2006
Trademarks: A Quick Introduction
By Shannon Moore
With the combined advent of the internet/dot-com boom and the prevailing trend of individuals going into business for themselves, the focus and importance surrounding intellectual property has been in the forefront of the minds of entrepreneurs, artists, inventors and anyone wanting to protect the fruits of their labors.
Trademarks: What is a Conflict? What is a Strong Similarity?
By Shannon Moore
Comprehensive trademark research consists of several layers: Researching comprehensive databases, such as Lexis-Nexis or Dialog; Looking for similarities, such as synonyms, word placement & spelling variations; Consultation with a trademark attorney if Conflicts or Strong Similarities arise. The hardest matter to determine is what's going to be a potential problem for you and what isn't. Once that is ascertained, further research into the company or companies is needed.
Trademarks: What You Ought to Know
By Shannon Moore
Trademark law affects every business in the United States. Don't assume that your new business name, new product name, slogan or logo has not already been used commercially OR trademarked! No business name may be used in any one of the following cases.
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