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Why Restaurants Need Trademark Registration

Erik K Pelton

I love a great meal, I love supporting small local businesses, and I have a connection to the restaurant industry: my wife and my brother-in-law own two restaurants. I’ve seen firsthand the power of protecting a restaurant brand. And they should, because a restaurant name is valuable just like any other brand name.

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Trademark registration: a boost to any brand’s immune system

Erik K Pelton

The following is a transcript of my video Vaccinate Your Brand with Trademark Registration. Trademark registration is like a vaccine to protect your brand from harms and dangers and risks, because when we get vaccinated, we’re boosting our immune system. It’s a hybrid of half-vaccinated.

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Big Businesses Need Trademark Protection; Small Businesses Need It Even More

Erik K Pelton

The following is a transcript of my video Big Businesses Need Trademark Protection; Small Businesses Need It Even More. Over the last 20 years, I have been so incredibly blessed to work with thousands of small businesses. The vast majority of my clients have been small businesses. They can crush small businesses.

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Having Trademark Registration is Like Double Insurance for Your Brand

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video, Having Trademark Registration is Like Double Insurance for Your Brand. I have insurance on the building, and on my business and property. Trademark registration, believe it or not, is just like that insurance and that smoke detector and fire extinguisher for your brand.

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Is it too late to apply for trademark registration if you are already in business? Probably not!

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 9 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: Registration: Better Late than Never Ideally, a business should protect its trademarks from the outset, filing as the brand launches or even earlier based on an intent-to-use the mark. Probably not!

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Trademark protection for cannabis brands

Erik K Pelton

Note that this field may be subject to changes and developments more than others when it comes to trademark registration strategies. Businesses and brands in the field of cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD), and hemp need to be aware of special considerations when it comes to brand protection.

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10 reasons that small businesses need to protect their trademarks

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 21 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: Small Business Concerns Small businesses are just as capable of creating and building great brands as big businesses are. In fact, small businesses may be even more capable.

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