We hear that from time to time, and as in all things trademark, the answer is maybe. The yes part of maybe is that many businesses have used the name of a key person in the business as the business’s trademark — a.k.a. their brand. Yves Saint Laurent, a brand recently in the news, is … Continued
A good question with a fairly straightforward answer. In Part 1 we discussed the value in establishing the property rights that a trademark registration provides, but there are other benefits to registration. A U.S. registration issued by the U.S. Patent Office provides exclusive rights in your trademark property throughout the United States and its territories.1 … Continued
That’s a good question with a pretty straightforward answer (that we will get to in two parts). In the first place, a trademark is property and has value. A U.S. trademark registration granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the title to your trademark property — like the title to your car … Continued
The protection of trademarks is a national matter, and in order to secure property rights in your trademarks, you must register in every country in which you market your goods and services. Canada is not presently party to the International System for the Registration of Marks (Madrid Treaty and Protocol), so that registration in Canada … Continued
Jane runs a tax preparation service and manages to recruit all of her preparers from H&R BLOCK offices. It would then be true to say that all the preparers were trained by that well-known company: J.R.Eweing Tax Service Filed your taxes yet? We’re ready, willing, and able to get it done for you (Our preparers … Continued
