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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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Having covered all the bases to ensure that your corporate name is available, the domain name can be acquired, and the name doesn’t infringe any existing trademarks (as we discussed last week ), now is a good time to look at the categories of intellectual property (IP) that are relevant to most startups.

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Trademark Registration Process — Do it Yourself or Hire an Attorney?

Up and Running

And hiring an intellectual property attorney may seem like a budget dealbreaker. Ideally, the trademark registration process should begin as soon as you’ve narrowed down a selection of possible marks, including business or product names, logos , and slogans. Approaching the trademark registration process can be daunting.

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Trademark or Copyright – Which Does Your Small Business Need?

YoungUpstarts

They seem similar, but are actually quite distinct, to the point where they’re handled by two different government agencies. Put simply, a trademark is used to protect things like company names, logos, slogans, product names, etc. Trademarks. While trademarks are managed by the USPTO, the U.S. Nailing down your needs.