Trademarks

Some of the most popular articles from the trademark law category.

Erik J. Heels's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week (8/19/2011)
from the forest-and-trees dept
Scamming The Chinese Domain Name Scammers http://goo.gl/XBoI0 (6/3/2011)
Don't Fall For China Domain Name Fraud. Seek The Deeper Meaning Of Words.
$2 Billion In Angel/VC Funding + 10 Acquisitions By Public Companies = @ClockTowerLaw's Winning Clients http://goo.gl/By5mt (5/24/2011)
Clock Tower Law Group: Helping Smart Companies(TM).
Clock Tower Law Group Turns 10, Wants Flying Cars (3/21/2011)
Or a pony.
Top 10 Things Smart Companies Should Know About Intellectual Property (10/22/2010)
Smart businesses should use all laws – including IP laws – to their advantage.
For Better Branding, Use Your Twitter Username In Other Social Networks (6/4/2009)
I started this as an email and decided to make it a blog post instead. Hence the format.
How To Register A Trademark: Part 3: Trademark Filing (4/7/2009)
File your trademark application with TEAS.
How To Register A Trademark: Part 2: Trademark Search (3/11/2009)
Search trademarks to rule out likelihood of confusion.
Three Free #Startup Ideas For The Taking http://is.gd/jr2u (2/13/2009)
Ideas are cool, but execution is key.
Trademarks That Suck (2/12/2009)
Lessons learned from suck-related registered trademarks.
How To Register A Trademark: Part 1: Choosing A Good Name (2/11/2009)
A trademark is to your business as a foundation is to your house.
How To Avoid Infringing Red Sox Trademarks (1/13/2009)
Or anybody else's, for that matter.
How To Twittersquat The Top 100 Brands (1/8/2009)
A call for the creation of the Uniform Username Dispute Resolution Policy.
Madrid Protocol: Affordable International Trademarks For Startups (11/14/2008)
The Madrid Protocol is a great option for startups who want foreign trademark protection but don't want to file trademarks in separate countries.
Domain Name Law (1/28/2008)
White hat domainers are not black hat cybersquatters.
Yahoo! Registers First Favicon Trademark (1/15/2008)
Clock Tower Law Group filed historic favicon.ico trademark.
Erik J. Heels Announces Start-Up Heels.com Shoe Store (11/12/2007)
With the name Heels, Erik Heels was destined to be either a podiatrist or a shoe salesman.
Trademarks For Slogans And Taglines (10/4/2007)
Trademarking slogans and taglines.
Trademarks For Product And Service Names (10/4/2007)
Trademarking product and service names.
Trademarks For Logos (10/4/2007)
Trademarking logos.
Trademarks For Company Names And Nicknames (10/4/2007)
Trademarking company names and nicknames. Just drop the "Inc."
Chinese Domain Name Scam: Shanghai IDC, Gardiner Limited (08/22/2007)
Legitimate or not?
Drawing That Explains Patent Laws (7/19/2007)
From Chief Justice to the patent examiner.
The Brand Wars Are Coming, The Brand Wars Are Coming! (7/1/2007)
How to defend your brands on the Internet.
Presidential Candidate TM (02/27/2007)
Clinton vs. Giuliani vs. McCain vs. Obama – the trademark battles.
Boxy But Good (02/01/2007)
Honesty in advertising.
Book Review: The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding (11/27/2006)
By Al Ries and Laura Ries.
Happy Thanksgiving (11/22/2006)
Of treehouses, patents, and trademarks.
Steal This Article: It May Be My Last (10/28/2006)
Organizations large and small – including the ABA – need to evolve on the ever-changing Internet.
Recursive Logo (9/17/2004)
Trademarking Numbers (2/17/2004)
You can register numbers as trademarks, and some numbers are still available.
Just Say Moo – How To Name And Brand Your Product To Make It Stand Out From The Crowd (12/8/2003)
Good branding can separate your cow from the other cattle.
An IP Audit Of Spongebob Squarepants (10/13/2003)
Let's pretend for a moment that it is early 1999, and Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of Spongebob Squarepants, has contacted me for advice about protecting his intellectual property.
How (And Why) To Trademark Your Logo (7/17/2003)
If you have a word mark that may be difficult to register because it is descriptive, consider creating a logo that contains the words and register the logo.
Trademarks vs. Domain Names (3/17/2003)
Trademark holders are winning 80% of their disputes with domain name registrants.
How To Audit Your Intellectual Property (11/21/2002)
Got IP? Top Ten Tips for Identifying, Protecting, and Making Money from Intellectual Property.
How To Name Your Company, Trademark Your Domain Name, And Domain Name Your Trademark (11/20/2002)
Think there are no cool domain names left? Think again. I found 201 cool domain names that are taken but six (count 'em, six) that are not. Some of them from a box of crayons. Plus strategies for protecting your trademarks, domain names, and company name.
Internet Domain Names – Things Are Going To Get Worse Before They Get Better (2/23/1998)
One thing is clear to me about the current domain name situation: things are going to get worse before they get better.
Choosing The Perfect Domain Name (3/1/1997)
There is only one perfect domain name left.