Is a CTM (EU) trademark needed to sell a product in Europe? Or does it already have some common law protection as unregistered?

The short answer to your question about the EU as a whole, though, is that the EU recognizes registration before common law use as I understand it....

Trademark Cancellation Proceeding at USPTO Is submitting new evidence when filing a Motion for Summary Judgment ok?

If you are an attorney but not familiar with the TTAB, you should know that the TTAB follows the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure so what applies...

Are Professional Athletes Statistics Intellectual Property?

That's an interesting question because I think some statistics can be. Specifically, established statistics and the data that feeds those...

How do I research if a company has filed a trade dress? If I pay a firm is their research more exhaustive that what I can do?

The short answer is YES. Trademark searches & infringement determinations are highly fact-specific and tricky in general and trade dress is even...

If you are coaching an official Little League team, I suggest you go through the Little League corporate office and ask them about their rules,...

What is the acronym for multiple parties after the first one is listed?

Or if you are referring to the listing of unnamed defendants in a caption to a case for a complaint being filed that initiates that case, perhaps...

The short answer is "YES" because trademark rights are purely territorial. But you need to be careful about how you define "trademarked in the...

I didn't legally register my biz name, but have been using it since 2005. Can I protect it?

Mr. Doland answered your question well. I would just add that contrary to what a lot of business people think, a trademark registration does not...

Can I be sued in 2 different countries for the same matter?

Generally speaking, each country is in its own league so the short answer is "YES," you could be sued in any country. Moreover, anyone can sue you...

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Trademark in China?

You would have the answer to most of your questions if you work with a U.S. trademark attorney and his/her Chinese associate. If you're serious...