The Harm Caused by Trademark Infringement & Available Remedies

The Harm Caused by Trademark Infringement & Available Remedies

Trademarks are a valuable part of business today. Trademarks inform the world of the source of a product or service. We consider trademarks daily in our consumer needs. Scandals arise in the news about companies and then those companies expend great efforts to reestablish their reputations. This is because once their reputations are damaged, fewer…

Is My Trademark Too Similar to an Existing Trademark?

Is My Trademark Too Similar to an Existing Trademark?

Trademarks protect the originator of a particular mark from its use by others. Goods and services may be trademarked. Once something is trademarked, only the person with the trademarks may use that mark. Others may not. Additionally, others may not use a mark so similar to an existing trademark that the new mark could be…

Maintaining Trademark Registration: How to Maintain Trademark Registration

Maintaining Trademark Registration: How to Maintain Trademark Registration

Begin with Registration There are benefits to registering a trademark. Those benefits are largely obtaining a presumption that you own exclusive rights to that mark. In a lawsuit for trademark infringement, the holder of a registered trademark does not need to prove that the registered trademark is valid. The person challenging the validity must prove…

Trademark Law Basics | Protect Intellectual Property Using Trademarks

Trademark Law Basics | Protect Intellectual Property Using Trademarks

What is a Trademark? Trademarks are used to gain recognition by the public, or a subsection of the public, of a particular good or service when a person comes into contact with the trademark. A trademark is a word, name, symbol, device, or combination of these that indicates the source of a good or service….

Can a Generic Term be Trademarked?

Can a Generic Term be Trademarked?

Every trademark attorney knows that a generic term cannot be trademarked. However, using a small exception to that rule, Best Buy registered a federal trademark in “best buy,” even though a court had previously ruled that “best buy” was generic. For a great summary of the situation, read Best Buy, Resurrected From the Trademark Graveyard?…