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Trademarks, Copyrights, or Patents for Clothing Lines and Apparel
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| 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. |
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Trademark Renewal & Maintenance – How Do I Keep My Trademark?
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| 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. |
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Do You Need a Registered Trademark?
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| It's less of a need than a want. Registering a trademark is NOT mandatory. However, are you a business owner, or do you work with a business that does not currently have a trademark registered or pending with the USPTO? If this last statement in any way describes you, then YES, you may benefit from having a trademark. |
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What You Don't Want to See
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| Definitions of statuses you don't want to see from the USPTO about your Federal trademark application. |
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What's the Point of Getting a Federal Trademark?
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| After reading about Common-Law, you're probably wondering why you'd even be interested in getting a Federal Trademark for your name. Well, let's break down the key reasons as provided by the USPTO. |
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Likelihood of Confusion: The SAM Rule
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| When filing for a Federal trademark, it's important to keep the SAM rule in mind.
Who's SAM?
SAM's not a person but a concept employed by the USPTO during their review process of new Federal trademark applications. |
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Basics of US Patent Law
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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. |
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Trademark Monitoring
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| After you've had your trademark application filed, it's absolutely necessary that you monitor your trademark in some way. The USPTO does conduct a search of their own files so if someone does file for a Federal trademark after your registration it typically is rejected. However, relying on the USPTO to protect your trademark is a mistake for several reasons. |
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Filing a Trademark: Plain Text Vs Stylized/Logo
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| When filing a trademark, the USPTO gives you two options: Standard Characters or Specialized Form (Stylized and/or Design). Let's look at each one in detail and that should help you decide the best way to file for your mark. |
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Descriptive Trademarks
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| The title here is a bit misleading as descriptive words are not typically allowed to be registered on the USPTO’s trademark Principal Register. Let’s back up a little...
One of the main points (some would argue THE main point) of having a Federal trademark is to have exclusive rights to a name, a logo or a slogan within your industry. Given that, words that “merely describe” the goods or services are not going to be allowed. |
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Is Your Purpose Patent Still Pending?
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| 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. |
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