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The Madrid Protocol: Streamlining International Trademark Registration

IP and Legal Filings

Madrid Protocol provides a simplified mechanism towards even more unifying international registration for trademarks to overcome such hurdles. Renewal and Maintenance- Renewal is required every ten years for international registrations. Separate applications for trademarks are still required for those markets.

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Common Law Trademarks: Protect Your Brand Without Registration

Corsearch

While many businesses go through the process of trademark registration , not every brand needs to take that route right away. Enter common law trademarks a practical way to secure certain rights to your brand from the moment you start using it, without the registration process or fees.

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Today’s Trademark Registration is More Valuable than Ever

Erik K Pelton

Obtaining a registration may be statistically more difficult, given the sheer number of existing registrations, and is therefore much more valuable. Obtaining a registration may be statistically more difficult, given the sheer number of existing registrations, and is therefore much more valuable.

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Trademark Refusal & Copyright Registration Differences

IP and Legal Filings

Geographically Descriptive Terms: It is important to note that trademarks that include words that are geographically descriptive (like names of cities or countries) will not be eligible for registration if they create the impression that the products or services originating from other places are originating from the mentioned geographical location.

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Common Mistakes to Avoid When Registering a Trademark

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Registration of a trademark is an important step toward building a brand on solid ground. Lack of distinctiveness to incorrect classification are among the common errors that can bring derailment upon your trademark registration. Such an application is called an “intent-to-use” application.

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Trademark Registration: 100% THAT B H

Patently-O

The Trademark Examining Attorney had refused registration on “failure-to-function” — concluding that the phrase was a commonplace expression used to express a well-recognized sentiment. Rather, trademark is designed as a consume-protection and market-function tool and so focuses on consumer perception.

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Copyright Office Rejects Registration for AI-Created Works

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The post Copyright Office Rejects Registration for AI-Created Works appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. We all benefit from a large and growing corpus of works in the commons that we can freely enjoy. Naruto agrees…!