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

Up and Running

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. When is it time to apply for a trademark. Upon closer inspection, however, the application form is filled with requests that require legal analysis.

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Why Some Startups Win

Steve Blank

But he was getting uneasy that as his headcount was growing the productivity of his marketing department seemed to be rapidly declining. The other departments gave the same type of logistical answers; the product-marketing department, for example, said their job was to get the product specs from engineering and write data sheets.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

So you’ve chosen a name for your startup, product, or both. Trademarks , which we touched on last week, are brand and product names, graphic logos, slogans, taglines, and other indicators of origin of the goods or services in question.

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Search Intent: How to Analyze and Optimize Your Site

ConversionXL

Government and university sites? Categorizing keyword modifiers is especially useful for sites that have hundreds or thousands of similar pages, like review sites with city-specific content or sites with hundreds of similar products. In SERPs, Google shows its hand. Individual sites? Aggregators? What type of content is on those pages?

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500 Founders: Rick Kiessig, Hannah Hunt, Matthew Jackson & Jenni Matheson

NZ Entrepreneur

” “ Before you have a product, a company or product name, a domain name, business cards, a logo – even before you have a company. Use the information you learn to refine your product, approach, and pitch. Rick Kiessig – Cofounder. Talk to your potential customers as soon as you can.”

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Trademark or Copyright – Which Does Your Small Business Need?

YoungUpstarts

Eventually, you’ll likely find yourself facing another question: “Do we need a trademark or copyright for our products?” They seem similar, but are actually quite distinct, to the point where they’re handled by two different government agencies. are some of the common issues I see other small business owners asking themselves.

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How to Take Your Business Global

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Your plan should cover demand in other markets for what you can offer, how you will deal with local culture, and the basics like taking the time to compare freight quotes , so you know how to ship your products abroad. Do plenty of research into the foreign market, and find international markets for your products or services.

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