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Friday, 30 December 2011

Sending a Cease and Desist Letter for Trademark Infringement

Welcome to Trademark Law Radio, a top web resource on issues of trademark infringement, trademark licensing, trademark protection, and trademark registration.

Welcome to Trademark Law Radio.  My name is Attorney Enrico Schaefer, and I specialize in trademark infringement, trademark cease and desist letters, trademark protection, and trademark registration.  Today, we are going to be talking about cease and desist letters for trademark infringement.

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Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Trademark Registration Is Only One Part of Brand Protection

Trademark registration is an important part of brand protection, but hiring the best trademark registration attorney you can find is only part of the equation.  Your trademark and brand value is determined by numerous factors.  Of critical importance is the notion of trademark goodwill; how customers feel about your trademark protected brand.

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Saturday, 17 December 2011

Trademark a Logo to Protect Your Logo Design from Trademark Infringement

Welcome to Trademark Law Radio, a top web resource on issues of trademark infringement, trademark licensing, trademark protection, and trademark registration.

Clients often ask how to trademark a logo and how a logo trademark is different from other types of trademark registration.  In this trademark law interview, Internet Law and Trademark Attorney Enrico Schaefer talks about the importance of having a solid logo design and incorporate it into your brand protection.  Trademark registration is always important, but registering your logo as a trademark is too often overlooked by small business and large business interests alike. 


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Friday, 16 December 2011

Where to File a Trademark Application for Registration

Welcome to Trademark Law Radio, a top web resource on issues of trademark infringement, trademark licensing, trademark protection, and trademark registration.

This is Brian Hall, a trademark attorney with Traverse Legal, PLC, a trademark law firm that represents trademark applicants throughout the world.  Today, I will be answering the question:  Where to file a trademark application for registration.  This is a common question I receive from prospective clients, and those that already have a trademark rights, but further want to protect them via a trademark registration. 

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Wednesday, 07 December 2011

Trademark Infringement Bully Chick-fil-A Sends Cease and Desist Letter

Just because you have a registered trademark, doesn't mean you can send a trademark infringement threat letter to everyone.

Here is a classic case of trademark bullying where someone with a trademark registration sends an  unfounded trademarkinfringement cease and desist letter to "the little guy" and tries to broaden its trademark rights beyond what is allowed by law.

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Monday, 05 December 2011

Do I need a Trademark Availability Assessment or Clearance Prior to Trademark Registration?

Welcome to Trademark Law Radio, a top web resource on issues of trademark infringement, trademark licensing, trademark protection, and trademark registration.

This is Brian Hall, a trademark attorney with Traverse Legal, PLC, a trademark law firm that helps clients secure trademark registrations in the United States and throughout the world.  Today, I will be answering the question:  Do I need a trademark availability assessment or clearance prior to trademark registration?  

The short answer to this question is yes.  While it is not absolutely required, it is something that I always recommend to clients.  And there are really two reasons why anybody looking to protect their trademark via a trademark registration should start with an availability assessment, also sometimes called a trademark clearance. 


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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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Notable Complex Litigation Cases Handled By Our Lawyers:
  • Trademark Infringement, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Cybersquatting Law, Trademark Law and Dilution Detroit, Michigan
  • Internet Defamation & Online Libel Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Trade Secret Theft, Chicago, Illinois
  • Cybersquatting Law, Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act Miami, Florida
  • Cybersquatting Law, Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act Eastern Dist. of Virginia, Alexandria
  • Stolen Domain Name, Orlando, Florida
  • Commercial Litigation, Tampa, Florida
  • Copyright Infringement and Cybersquatting Law, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Mass Tort Litigation, Los Angeles, California
  • Stolen Domain Name, Detroit, Michigan
  • Adwords Keyword Trademark Infringement, Los Angeles, California
  • Trademark Infringement & Unfair Competition, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Non-Compete Agreement and Trade Secret Theft, Detroit, Michigan
  • Mass Tort, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Mass Tort, Tyler, Texas
  • Insurance Indemnity, New York
  • Copyright Infringement, Detroit, Michigan