Four Reasons a Business Should Register a Brand Name as a Trademark
Crystal Broughan, Intellectual Property Attorney Oct 31, 2019 in Intellectual Property
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Your brand name is valuable. A brand name that has been registered as a trademark is even more valuable. Here are a few reasons why. A Certificate of Registration from the USPTO Provides Powerful Legal Protection By registering your trademark, you will be able to seek legal recourse if: Another company uses your brand name or something very similar A counterfeiter imports and offers goods or services under your brand name or something very similar […]
Continue ReadingNapolean, the Opera, and How Copyright Encourages Creativity
Crystal Broughan, Intellectual Property Attorney Oct 24, 2019 in Copyrights
For decades, the argument has been made that artists find inspiration from works in the public domain. Over the last several decades, though, corporations with big money involved in maintaining the copyright registrations to their intellectual property assets have fought hard to have the period of protection – and their rights – extended, keeping many beloved works from entering the public domain. With each new extension of copyright registrations, there is an outcry against this […]
Continue ReadingGiselle explains what Form I-983 is and provides insights to facilitate its completion and compliance.
Continue ReadingWhat You Can and Cannot Register as a Trademark
Crystal Broughan, Intellectual Property Attorney Oct 17, 2019 in Intellectual Property
Your business, your ideas, and your art are important to you. You have spent years dreaming up these ideas. And sharing them with the world increases the risk that someone could copy what you have created. One powerful way to protect your work is filing for trademark registration. But you cannot register a trademark for just anything. Learn the rules of what is and is not possible to register as a trademark before you file […]
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Continue ReadingA Tale of Tasty Tacos Shows the Importance of a Strong Trademark
Crystal Broughan, Intellectual Property Attorney Oct 10, 2019 in Intellectual Property
Tasty tacos. It is a meal people enjoy eating… and now it’s making trademark history. This story is an excellent lesson in why a business should choose a strong trademark and not a merely descriptive trademark. In 1961, Richard and Antonia Mosqueda opened Tasty Tacos, Inc., a Mexican restaurant that became known for high-quality Mexican food in Des Moines, Iowa. They registered the trademark, TASTY TACOS, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) […]
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