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Why trademarks matter for food trucks

Erik K Pelton

Food trucks have a heightened need to proper trademark protection: The industry is booming and growing rapidly, with lots of new brand names being developed every month. Trademark protection can help avoid or solve domain name trademark issues. Food trucks are generally very local businesses.

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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. The overlapping state and Federal issues regarding the regulation and legality of these products provide unique challenges and strategies related to trademark protection.

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10 reasons that small businesses need to protect their trademarks

Erik K Pelton

It is important to take a few minutes to search and make sure a name is unique, to file the name with the USPTO to register it, and to hire an experienced trademark attorney to handle the registration process. The post 10 reasons that small businesses need to protect their trademarks appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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My Concerns with the ‘Can’t Be Evil’ NFT Licenses

Plagiarism Today

Last month, a study published by The Galaxy examined the top 25 most valuable NFT projects and found that, despite many understanding that NFTs transferred either the copyright or the license in the original work, only 1 in 25 of those projects even attempted to do as such. Understanding the “Can’t Be Evil” Licenses.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

If the costume isn’t licensed, why is it not infringing regardless of the name change? To answer that and other questions about Halloween costumes, we have to step back and look at how copyright and trademark law apply to costumes. Trademark and Halloween Costumes. The other major part of the question is trademark.

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Copyright Licensing in Podcasting: A Legal Guide for Creators

Intepat

Yet, the rapid rise of podcasting has left many creators overlooking critical legal considerations specific copyright licensing. Without proper licensing, podcasters risk legal disputes that could undermine their creative efforts. Licensing in India is classified mainly into two types: voluntary and compulsory.

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A brand’s R.O.T.I. – Return on Trademark Investment – far outweighs the costs of trademark protection

Erik K Pelton

Trademark protection isn’t free. And most important, the Return on Trademark Investment – R.O.T.I. The returns from investing in trademark registration include. A tangible asset that can be licensed or sold. But it isn’t terribly expensive. – far outweighs the costs. Use of the ®.

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