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Should one register their LLC/S-Corp, copyright & file their trademark before launching their web app?
I am currently in the process of developing a web application. So I am wondering if I should
register my LLC (or S-Corp)
register the app copyright
file the app trademark (as well as company ...
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Can a Greek letter be trademarked (for use within the scope of a particular service offering)?
Let's say we offer an approach to better dental hygiene and we call it the change™ dental hygiene solution and we represent our change™ solution with the Greek delta (Δ) symbol. Hence, we might also ...
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Does generic use of a trademarked term (e.g., Klout) constitute infringement?
My understanding is that trademarks afford protection when used as an adjective to represent goods or services, but they do not afford protection for generic usage of a trademarked term and only ...
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Is it advisable to name my startup www.teamsomething.com if www.somethingapp.com already exists?
I am working on setting up an app development company along with a few of my friends. Assume that the name I want is "something". Since www.something.com was unavailable, I have decided to name it ...
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Generalistic-sounding COM domain available. Any trademark/patent issues?
I've been doing choosing of an appropriate domain name for my upcoming startup and I've identified a bunch of potentially usable names. They are available on COM. But! They are rather generalistic ...
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I see startups.com is a register trademark, how can you and another +1000 sites use the term startups on their domain?
if you go to statups.com has a TM sign on their name which means that it is trademark registered. How is it possible so many other websites use the term "startups" without a problem ?
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How long should it take a lawyer to do a trademark application?
I have a corporate lawyer who billed me for about 4 hrs for a very simple trademark application (like 10 lines). Does this sounds excessive for a simple trademark application?
This is the first time ...
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Competitor using our registered trademark in marketing materials; competitor is outside US
My name is Ryan Spahn and operate a start-up called, http://Sleep.FM - The Social Alarm Clock.
Recently via blog posts I saw a competing iPhone app(competitors are outside of US where we have not ...
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If someone has a very similar name, can I get a trademark?
I am developing a web site with an idea that it would be a networking platform for small companies. I have registered the name (Let's call it www.merchandiize.com for now...), however I have ...
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Using Trademarked Sports Logos in my artwork
Can I display original artwork in an exhibit if it contains trademarked logos, colors, fonts? An example would be an original oil painting I have of two NFL players wearing trademarked team uniforms, ...
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Do I need to give trademark rights to my incorporated company?
I hold many trademarks personally (no business entity involves here).
If I launch a company which is independent legal entity, do I need to give trademark rights to company before using it? Or, I was ...
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Can I use trademarked logos on product I am selling to the Trademark owner or a division thereof?
A two part question for my startup:
I intend to sell products / stationary (such as letterhead, pencils, pens, etc.) to companies (or divisions of a company). Would it be illegal to create samples ...
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I trademarked and copyrighted the plural form of the name but going with the singular form
I trademarked and copyrighted the plural form (s) of the company's name. Now, I deleted the "s" from the company's name to go with the singular form. The logo is just cool fonts. Do I have to ...
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Is my new name going to be trademarkable?
Ok, I think I'm going to give up my company name (see here: Trademark infringement - does it really sounds that bad?)
Given my situation I need to make sure:
Nobody will go after me again (it is ...
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Publishing data from a race that I didn't organize or don't own
I'm planning a site where users can upload race results of races they either participated in or were the organizer/owner of. This is in a specific animal racing niche. There is one race in ...
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How do I get a trademark on a logo and slogan when I have no money?
I have an idea for two great logos and slogans that I would sell to two different companies if I could afford to get them secured through a reputable attorney. I have an attorney in mind. Is it a good ...
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Trademarking a name
I have a unique name for my domain/startup. If it's really unique can I trademark the name in general or still have to specify what it sells even if it's unique? And can I trademark something myself?
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We have a well-established trademark - how safe is it to let its registration lapse?
I work for a company called New Internationalist ( http://www.newint.org/ ). We've been trading under that name since 1973, and have a registered trademark for the name which has recently lapsed. The ...
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What is the best and least expensive way to trademark and patent your business IP internationally?
I am working on a start-up company to grow to become a big company to compete against some well known, popular, and in some ways powerful companies in the respective industries and markets today. I ...
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How can I determine if someone owns the intellectual property rights to a word game?
I found a really cool word game that I would like to implement as a mobile app, though I don't if anyone owns the right to the concept. I know there are many games out there, such as Poker or ...
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should I register the product's name (a commercial software)?
EDIT I could formulate my question differently... Seen that this is a startup forum, there may be a possibility that someone else has written and sold a commercial software (I've got nearly 200 ...
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How to write a trademark product/service desciption
Filing a trademark seems easy and relatively cheap. And I'm planning to do so to protect my new brand despite it not being particularly valuable. The tricky part - the part where you have to decide ...
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How to undo trademark hijacking
Say I have a company called Business, and I've been operating under the domain name greatbusiness.com for 2 years. The "tm" symbol is on our logo and elsewhere on our website.
Then someone else comes ...
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Can I use competitor trademarks in my branding?
I would like to use the following in the branding for my startup software product. Do I run the risk of being sued by my competitors?
Hello. My Family needs , < feature 1 > like < competitor ...
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Trademark a name in the US [closed]
I'm in Germany and would like to register a Trademark in the US. (Just a name, no picture mark)
Where do I start and what do I need to consider before register it?
Thank you.
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I want to start an ecommerce apparel line, how should I structure my company, and what are the legal requirements to sell online?
I already have an LLC, however, It's not the brand name I want to use for my business. Should I do a DBA under that LLC? I would like to apply for a trademark on the brand, so would this structure ...
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mobile app name registration before release
I am currently in the middle of developing for mobile application and website.. Because my app/web are still in development period, I didn't register my mobile application in Google play or iPhone ...
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The usage of the word Apollo
I'm thinking of starting a small web design company and I want to use the word "Apollo" within it. Is this a word I have to ask permission to use from NASA or something? Especially if I call it Apollo ...
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Intent to use vs. first use?
we're a small startup that filed an intent-to-use trademark for the name of our app which will be releasing soon.
Another company has offered to buy us out or buy the rights to our trademark ...
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Domain Policy Strategy?
What is the best course of action in dealing with Domain Policies? For instance, if my company develops open source software at www.bestsoft.com, should my Domain Policy allow the creation of ...
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Trademark domain infringement
I am developing a tool but It's really difficult to get a name. I'm wondering if I can use a domain like xptoapp.com without infringement the trademark "xpto" if it exists. How does this work? I see ...
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How would people receive a startup called ltrPath considering that there's one called Path?
How would you receive and what kind of association would come up in your mind about these two names?
Is there any possiblity of a trademark violation? Like the book word in the facebook case.
Take ...
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Trademark logo and company name?
I have seen many companies on the USPTO website trademark only their company name and not their logo. Is there any downside to trademarking the logo, and if it changes down the road is it possible to ...
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What should we trademark?
We have some game development software called Construct 2. We are based in the UK.
As far as we are aware, we're the only business with game development software called Construct.
We'd like to ...
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Starting a website, do I need a trademark? [duplicate]
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Is it worth it to register a trademark for a software product that I am developing?
I am creating a website that has potential for thousand of users, the name is not ...
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What actions are associated with registering a company/software name?
I live in Austria, Europe.
I am a software developer and I would like to distribute my software under the name of my company. So I consider the following:
I might want to register the name for my ...
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Can I claim a federal trade mark by selling to other states over the internet?
I have registered a state trade mark for products I am selling in Hawaii. I am also starting to sell them over the internet on the mainland (mail order) so I am wondering if this gives me national ...
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Name of product
Hypothetically (don't take the names literally, trying to ask about the concept): let's say you open a fast food chain and call it MacRobert or MacDob ..., you sell junk food but burgers is not your ...
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How can Android be open source and trademarked at the same time?
I'm trying to understand more about open source projects and trademarks.
From what I know, Android is an open source project, although started by Google, is not owned by anybody. If that's the case, ...
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reverse words trademark: OK?
The name that we'd like to use for a new web application is a 2-word name (e.g. "Leaf Quick", with a space) that's already a registered trademark in the reverse (e.g. "QuickLeaf", no space).
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Domain name protection of international trademark
How strong / weak is owning a .com and / or other common domain extensions (.org, .net) as a means of protecting an international trademark? Assuming that the domain name does not infringe upon ...
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How do I protect my company name?
I have business I want to start online. I already have the domain name and very soon the logo. I want to offer this services to anyone online.
So what is the best way to protect the name of my ...
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Would I have to patent my computer systems in order to produce them and sell them to markets?
Would I have to patent my computer systems (such as desktops and laptops) in order to produce them and sell them to markets? Similar to Dell and HP would operate.
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Naming an LLC - conflicting with a service trademark [duplicate]
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Somebody got a trademark for a domain I own. I am planning to launch my service in a week
I'm looking to name a startup (LLC) with what I think is a cool name. Upon ...
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How do I merge with a new Corp with an older Corp?
I'm incorporating a new c-corp in Delaware with a new co-founder.
So, I want to merge the older new york c-corp because it has all my copyrights and trademarks assigned to it. Also, the New York ...
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What is the minimum I have to do to protect my site name?
I've been running a niche dating site for the last year or so that has done pretty well. I have been running it without any legal structure, registration, etc. Basically I don't exist on paper.
I ...
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Trademark, Copyright and Registrations for Companies, Products and Logos
Let's say we have a company called ParentCompany (www.parentcompany.com)
That company has 3 products called P1, P2 and P3 (www.p1.com, www.p2.com, and www.p3.com)
The company and each of its ...
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Question on copyright/trademark
I am in the process of building a startup and have a question regarding the name. The website I have chosen uses the .me TLD, and I intend for that to be part of the name. For example, say my site is ...
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Create my own brand or sell my products directly without brand?
I have developed 2 electronics products and the manufacturer is in China.
I will sell them to some importers/distributors in many countries. Some of them will maybe sell my products with their own ...
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How to secure your the name of your jewelry line?
Recently, I started a jewelry business. I have a name, the product, a shopping cart,a blog, and a facebook page. However, I would like to know how do I secure this name to make sure that nobody else ...
