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Best Ways for Business Owners to Protect Their Businesses Every business owner needs to properly protect themselves and their businesses.  The two best ways to protect your business include forming a business entity and registering their trademark(s). 1. Forming a...

By Attorney Diane Littlejohn NFTs are the hot new way to cash in on digital art.  NFTs are everywhere.  NFTs, or non- Fungible Tokens have proven to be very lucrative for creators.  Beeple’s digital art piece “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” recently sold for $69...

What is a Patent, Trademark or Copyright?As an intellectual property attorney, I get asked what is the difference between a patent, trademark and copyright?A trademark is one of the most important assets of any business. The more distinctive the trademark, generally,...

If you spend any time on social media, I am sure you have seen someone post a video with music or use a song in their social media post stating that “they do not own the rights to this music,” assuming that the admission/disclaimer protects them from running afoul of...

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Considering registering your brand name and want the most protection? The US trademark office has two registers that trademarks can be registered on, the Supplemental and the Principal register.  For your mark to get on the principal register, your mark must be...

How do you establish rights in a trademark?        By Attorney Diane Littlejohn Does an unregistered trademark have any trademark protection? In some cases, Yes. Trademark rights are established through either use or registration in the United States.  However, a...

Determining a strong business name that will have a high likelihood of registration with the US trademark office is key.  A trademark is primarily a surname if the public would initially recognize the name as a surname(or last name).   Surnames are classified in this...

Trademarks What is a trademark and why should your business have one?  A trademark or service mark Is a word, phrase symbol or design (mark) that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods from the goods of another.  Both trademarks and service marks are...