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I have a fitness company, certification, logo and tagline I want to protect from being duplicated. What all do I need?

Joseph's answer | Answered on February 26, 2015

and whether you are being technically correct or just using the term generically, there is such a thing as a certification mark, and if that is...

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Does using the macot and colors of a NCAA school for personal use not resale violate copyright laws?

Joseph's answer | Answered on February 26, 2015

You got really good answers. And if someone at the University of Maryland's licensing department hands out written permission agreements for people...

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What should we trademark? The only branding on our product is on the product itself and is engraved by hand.

Joseph's answer | Answered on February 26, 2015

Where are you selling the knives? In China or the US? Who is your customer, Chinese speakers or also English speakers? US companies always register...

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Trademark

Joseph's answer | Answered on February 26, 2015

means just that. It's a registered trademark and you can use the R in a circle. You should have been advised when it was being published for...

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Trademark dispute - unregistered actual use by us vs, perpetrator's registration with USPTO based on intent to use?

Joseph's answer | Answered on February 24, 2015

please hire a decent TM lawyer. Whether it makes sense to proceed in the USPTO at the Board or in a federal court is heavily fact dependent. go...

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What if two businesses, in this case, vineyard/wineries operating in different states, have the same name?

Joseph's answer | Answered on February 18, 2015

Assuming neither owns a federal registration - a big if. Whether you can coexist in different parts of the country without. Confusion is a fun law...

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Chances of getting a trademark for not exact match of trademark words and logo.

Joseph's answer | Answered on February 18, 2015

You got good advice. We are guessing here, and don't give advice from guessing, that there are numerous others using "maritime academy" for similar...

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Trademark Infringement Notice

Joseph's answer | Answered on February 18, 2015

Spend the money to talk to a good TM lawyer and maybe you won't have to shut your business. Trying to deal with to on your own is like doing your...

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Is breaking the dead-lock advisable?

Joseph's answer | Answered on February 13, 2015

I was taught back in the '70's and I have taught every TM lawyer and paralegal I have ever trained - never under any circumstances file a multi...

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When painting a city scene, can I paint store names or logos in the scene? Such as McDonalds M or Starbucks store front?

Joseph's answer | Answered on February 13, 2015

Are you talking about a single work of art that is going to hang in someone'e home or an original and then mass produce posters and such? A single...

Joseph Richard Dreitler's Answers (307)

I have a fitness company, certification, logo and tagline I want to protect from being duplicated. What all do I need?

Does using the macot and colors of a NCAA school for personal use not resale violate copyright laws?

What should we trademark? The only branding on our product is on the product itself and is engraved by hand.

Trademark

Trademark dispute - unregistered actual use by us vs, perpetrator's registration with USPTO based on intent to use?

What if two businesses, in this case, vineyard/wineries operating in different states, have the same name?

Chances of getting a trademark for not exact match of trademark words and logo.

Trademark Infringement Notice

Is breaking the dead-lock advisable?

When painting a city scene, can I paint store names or logos in the scene? Such as McDonalds M or Starbucks store front?