I have been using an image for my business for 16 years and have been contacted by an organization that says I’ve copied there’s. I can show proof that I have been using the image this long but they have federally registered the image. I have learned that if they don’t file between the 5th […]
and if you could tell me Why should I should try to protect your original ideas? Focus the answer around Intellectual Property Issues….
For example, if I registered “Koka Kola” and the US TM office give me final approval to use it, can Coke come back to sue me at that point or am I relatively safe…?Yeeeeeah, I hear you about people suing for whatever reason they want, but then I get flummoxed: the USPTO are the […]
Can the trademark be used despite the the fact that the registration is pending, meaning that there is still the 13-18 month registration process left?
What is it that protects a business name from use with others? I already have materials from years ago that I still use and are up to date with the name. I understand that that does not necessarily protect my business name even though the name of the materials (manuals, buisness proceedures) is the […]
I design clothes and I am in Aust, NSW. Would there be somewhere I can go to have all this done, the legal, registration, accounts, needed so that I can start the business immediately? Anywhere cheap?Thank you in advance for your advice.