Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

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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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2021

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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YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2018

Put simply, a trademark is used to protect things like company names, logos, slogans, product names, etc. Copyrights are much older than trademarks, stretching all the way back to the Copyright Act of 1790. While trademarks are managed by the USPTO, the U.S. Copyright Office manages copyright registration.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2014

Trademark attorneys have intimate knowledge of the trademark process, along with access to specialized trademark search software, both of which ensure that the trademark you want to use is truly clear and available. Advice For The Young At Heart branding intellectual property Josh Gerben trademark'

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

If you do have competition, pay special attention to your product name, price range, materials used, what the product claims to do, packaging, and who the manufacturer is. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is a great resource to help you learn more about intellectual property. Patent Search. A benefit statement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Selectively protect your intellectual property worldwide.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Selectively protect your intellectual property worldwide.

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