You have a choice here, to respond immediately, or to sit, watch and wait. (1) The examiner very probably sees a likelihood of consumer...

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In most cases, you will be on firm ground here. There seems a definite nationwide trend (beginning over 20 years ago, but accelerating recently)...

Can I register this trademark or its too common?

You run the risk of either (i) having the examiner issue an outright denial based on lack of distinctiveness, which you would then have a difficult...

You've asked a fascinating question, bordering on the metaphysical. I have some clarifying questions in the back of my mind (for example, was this...

Do you have to trademark the name of a website in order to get the rights to its use?

Obtaining (1) rights in a corporate name, (2) trademark rights, and (3) domain name registration/ownership rights, are largely three separate and...

How should I form this business?

A single-shareholder S corporation and a single-member LLC have comparable advantages, and either of these would help you achieve your business...

I agree that more information would be useful here. California is in some ways one of the most pro-employee jurisdictions in the U.S., and (by...

Do I need to register my Phone Pp as a company , or trademark it ?

Salut Max, You raise a number of issues, which I'll try to address briefly seriatim. (1) You should consider very seriously establishing a...

If I sign any forms at my place of work , am I legally entitled to copy of signed document ?

Let me answer your question this way: If someone asked me to sign a binding legal document, but said I would not be allowed to keep a copy of what...

For a swap of real property for publicly traded stock within an estate prior to distribution , how do you value the stock?

If the stock is publicly traded, valuation should be the current market price. Valuation is generally only an issue where the stock is closely...