Trademark

Today, Star Wars fans rejoice as we greet each other with a cheery “May the Fourth be with you!”  In case you’ve never heard of this, or seen social media light up with it every [...]

To apply for a Federal trademark registration, you must either have used the mark in commerce, or intend to use the mark in commerce.  How do you know what is a “use in commerce”, and [...]

In the U.S., trademark rights accrue through use of the mark in commerce – click here for for my post on what trademarks and servicemarks are. Why register a mark? There are many trademark [...]

In the U.S., trademark rights accrue through use of the mark in commerce. But what is a trademark, or a servicemark? How are marks evaluated? What is a mark? A trademark identifies the source of [...]

A dead trademark is one that was registered or applied for and is “dead” or abandoned, for several reasons.  Whether anyone else can use it, or whether the original registrant can [...]

Do you wonder about trademarks: what are they, and who cares?  Trademarks are a crucial asset to any business or brand, and anyone running a business or building a brand should want trademarks to [...]