by Francine Ward | Apr 15, 2019 | Intellectual Property Information, Intellectual Property Protection, Law blog, Legal Blog, Trademark, Trademark application, Trademark Law, trademark protection, Trademark registration, Trademarks
Protect your Trademark! One of the best ways to protect your trademark is to choose trademarks that can be protected. What does that mean? Choose a trademark that is unique and distinctive, not one that is descriptive of your products and services. Often, I am...
by Francine Ward | Aug 7, 2018 | Legal Blog, Trademark, Trademark application, Trademark Copyright Attorney, Trademark Law, trademark protection, Trademark registration, Trademark Search, Trademarks
Trademark. When it comes to a trademark, the most important step in the protection of a trademark is selecting a trademark that can, in fact, be protected. Choosing your trademark carefully is the essential first step. If you choose wrong, you will pay dearly. Not...
by Francine Ward | Oct 29, 2017 | Legal, Legal Blog, Trademark Law, trademark protection, Trademark Search, Trademarks
Next week Apple will officially release their latest version of the iPhone – the iPhone X. One of the new gizmos of this highly awaited phone is called the “Animoji” feature. Using face recognition technology, this feature will allow the user to create, send, and...
by Francine Ward | Feb 9, 2017 | Legal Blog, Trademark Law, Trademark registration, Trademark Search, Trademarks, USPTO Search
USPTO – United States Patent and Trademark Office Many people are probably not aware that the United States Patent and Trademark Office is not funded by taxpayer money, rather, it is entirely funded by fees paid by patent and trademark holders. When more funds...
by Francine Ward | Jan 8, 2017 | Copyright Attorney, Copyright Information, Copyright infringement, Copyright Office, Copyright protection, Legal Blog, Patents, Trademark Law, Trademark registration, Trademarks
What is the difference between a Trademark and a Copyright? While speaking at conferences and webinars a frequent legal question that continuously seems to come up is the difference between a trademark and copyright. And there is indeed a distinction between a...
by Francine Ward | Dec 29, 2016 | Legal Blog, Trademark Law, Trademark owner, trademark protection, Trademarks
Cause Confusion. Many people think that in order to be in violation of trademark law you have to copy a trademarked work exactly down to the tee. This, of course, is not true. Creating something that looks very similar to a trademarked work that can “cause confusion”...
