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Trademarks, Copyrights, or Patents for Clothing Lines and Apparel
There is substantial confusion among business owners regarding the protection the name, logo, slogan, and/or images or design of their clothing line and related products such as purses, jewelry, and shoes. This article will discuss the use of intellectual property, namely trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other forms of protection to lock the product or services.

Choosing a Name for Your Franchise Company
Many new franchisors find it necessary to choose a new name for their franchise company when they begin preparing to selling franchises. Selecting a business name is an extremely important step in developing your franchise program. The right name can help your franchise expand more quickly. The wrong name can hurt you in both the short-term and long-run.Here are some suggestions about choosing a name:
TRADEMARKS IN CYBERSPACE
Trademarks and Service marks - definition, why important, how obtained (common law vs. federal registration), protection; domain names - relationship to trademarks, securing and protecting.
How Do You Get a Trademark?
While some individuals choose to hire attorneys to walk them through the process of applying for a trademark, others choose to use a trademark research firm, which can cost thousands of dollars less. It is important to remember when hiring someone to do your research that they not only search through Federal and State trademark records for name similarities, but also Common-Law listings.
What is a Trademark Search?
A trademark search can, in actuality, be many different things. In theory, a trademark search is performed to determine whether or not the mark you are hoping to use is already taken by another.

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Trademarks – What You Ought to Know
Trademark law affects every business in the United States. Don't assume that your new business name, new product name, slogan or logo has not already been used commercially OR trademarked! No business name may be used in any one of the following cases...
Trademark Renewal & Maintenance – How Do I Keep My Trademark?
After you’ve applied for your trademark, there will be a waiting period of approximately 18 months before your name is actually registered with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (herein referred to as the USPTO). Until then, it will be listed as "Pending." Sometimes there are hold-ups; the USPTO may not allow you to use the name you’ve chosen to apply for because there is a similar name already trademarked.
Is the United States of Africa already here?
The proposal to officially create a United States of Africa may not have come at a better time than now when international trade is dictating the pace of development thanks to technological innovation. You may not have noticed but recent trends indicate that the United States of Africa is already here. Through various communication technologies, Africa has transformed into a large business unit.

Register Your Business Name
When you begin selling franchises, you will want to have obtained a federal registration for your business name. This is obtained by making a filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A franchisor licenses the business name to its franchisees, so it is important that the franchisor own and protect the name as much as possible. However, it is not necessary to have already obtained name registration before beginning to sell franchises.
Basics of US Patent Law
United States has the most expansive patent subject matter in the world. US Patent Office has granted patents to living organism, computer software, business methods, new alphabets and countless.

Is Your Purpose Patent Still Pending?
Lots of business owners sit around the office tinkering with the notion of that one great innovation to be patented on the road to riches. Well, I think we’ve all got a patent in us but, for many, that patent remains forever pending. The patent I’m referring to is the “purpose patent” – your personal connection to work the serves a deeper purpose. That patent doesn’t need approval from the USPTO, it only needs approval from you.
The importance of domain pre-payment in relationship to Search Engine Optimization (SEO)!
Google's Patent application became public information according to United States Patent Application 20050071741 on March 31, 2005 Serial No.: 748664 Filed: December 31, 2003. On that day, once I had printed the document out, I took the remainder of the day off to study the patent at home. Before the day was over, I'd made a discovery worthy of testing over a three month period. This article details the finding of my three month test. While most search engine optimizers will tell you that it's good to pay in advance, few will tell you to do it for a full ten years in advance and upon reading this article, you'll understand why I do!
An Overview of Federal and State Business Opportunity Laws
Business opportunities are regulated under the FTC Business Opportunity Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 437) and by 25 states with business opportunity laws requiring pre-sale disclosure and, in most of these states, registration of the business opportunity offering. While “business opportunities” and “franchises” are somewhat similar because both involve the sale of a product or service to enable a person to start a business, one of the principal differences in the definitions used in the statutes is that there is no license of a trademark or substantial association with a trademark in connection with a business opportunity. Franchisors should be aware of these laws, because they may be a trap for the unwary franchisor, particularly if the franchisor’s principal trademark has no
Individual Recognition
The United States Patent Office is the formally recognized institution in which there is a structured process for protecting an individual idea. It is a legally defensible process that is not concerned with who was the first one with the idea, but who was the first one to finish filling out the paperwork. Every year thousands of ideas are wrapped in this transparent veil of protection. It is a testament to those individuals who have taken the time to move an idea out of their head and into a formal structure
Using Trademarks and Patents Together = Double Protection for your Business
By having both a registered trademark and a granted patent, a business' products or services can be protected in two distinct ways.
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