Similar Business Name & Trademark considerations

The standard used to determine whether a trademark is too similar to another one is a "likelihood confusion" standard. There are several factors...

Looking for an attorney to do a basic copyright/trademark on a product.

It sounds like you are seeking an IP attorney, who can clearly explain how you can protect your name and possibly some of your designs. The name...

Our start-up needs trademark help picking a name.

As all of the other attorneys have suggested, you are definitely advised to speak to a trademark attorney who can help with a preliminary screening...

Company slogan and close name for similar business being used by a new business

I would suggest you go ahead and speak to an attorney and get the trademark application filed first and then consider drafting a cease and desist...

As every other lawyer here has explained, you can be sued at any time. The issue you should think about is whether you want to change your brand...

Started new business and trademark search

I would speaking to an attorney about a trademark search and the various options for getting a descriptive trademark registered.

I want to trademark my online business name, which is actually a 'dot com' domain name. Do I trademark the '.com' portion too?

As my colleagues have pointed out the ".com" portion of the name does not have any inherent trademark meaning and so you would need to disclaim it....

Trademarking a band name

I would definitely suggest that you begin the process of applying for a trademark registration with the USPTO. You would want to do this before...

Can someone register a trademark and use it to prevent a prior business name to be used?

You should go ahead and retain a trademark attorney who can help advise you on some options including: sending a cease and desist letter to the...

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Can we name our fitness biz "Adrenaline Bar" if other fitness businesses already use Adrenaline (other words)?

I would also advise you to retain an intellectual property attorney. As a general rule, the examiners at the USPTO are only going to search for...