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Tuesday, 18 August 2009

The Importance of a Trademark Trial Lawyer When Defending a Trademark Lawsuit

Whether you have been threatened with a trademark lawsuit or you have actually been named a defendant in a trademark lawsuit, you are now at the point where you need to identify and retain a trademark attorney.  In these situations, a trial lawyer with trademark experience is the kind of counsel that will be able to provide not only the substantive trademark knowledge necessary for these trademark lawsuits but also the trial abilities required to defend them.  It is the trial attorney that will be able to help you navigate your way through the trademark litigation, which will include answering the trademark complaint, filing and/or responding to various motions, and ultimately defending your position in a trial before a judge or jury.

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Trademark Lawsuit: The Need for a Trial Lawyer When Trademark Litigation Arises

After you obtain a trademark registration, there comes a time in many trademark owners' business dealings where unauthorized third party trademark use must be addressed.  Oftentimes, a third party is using your trademark in an unlawful way so as to constitute trademark infringement, trademark dilution, or some related unfair competition.  While a cease and desist letter may have been an initial option, and even subsequent negotiation may have occurred, ultimately a trademark lawsuit will have to be filed.  At this juncture, a trial lawyer with experience in trademark registration and litigation is critical.

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Trademark Infringement: Cease & Desist Letter Help

  • Trademark Threats: 6 Reasons To Take Them Seriously
    Trademark attorney Enrico Schaefer explains what you should do when you receive a trademark cease and desist letter. Listen as he reviews 6 reasons why you should take any trademark threat letter seriously, and what you should do when you receive a cease and desist.
  • How to handle a trademark cease and desist letter?
    Trademark Attorney Brian Hall discusses what you should do when you receive a trademark cease and desist letter. What a trademark threat letter? Why trademark owners send trademark threat letters? What you should do when you receive a trademark infringement threat letter.

How to Trademark A Name?

  • How to Register a Trademark - USPTO Stopfakes.gov
    You can establish rights in a mark based on legitimate use of the mark. However, owning a Federal trademark registration on the Principal Register provides several advantages ... here is how.
  • Types of U.S. Trademarks - USPTO Stopfakes.gov
    Specific types of trademarks include: Service marks which identify and distinguish the source of a service rather than a product; Certification marks are used by someone other than its owner, to certify quality or other characteristics of such person's goods or services; Collective marks are trademarks or service marks used by the members of a collective group or organization.
  • Definition of a "Trademark"- USPTO Stopfakes.gov
    A trademark includes any word, name, symbol, or design, or any combination used, or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods. In short, a trademark is a brand name.
  • How To Copyright and Trademark a Catchphrase!
    Wondering how to trademark a catchphrase? You should also think about how to copyright a catchphrase. Some intellectual property can be protected by both a trademark and copyright registration.

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