Protecting the name of your band or musical acts name can help prevent confusion and can make marketing easier in the crowded music space. However, there are certain ways that musician trademarks differ from a typical trademark, especially in the requirements for registering a trademark for musical recordings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the USPTO.) Should I […]
The health care industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. There is always a need for quality medical care and the industry is getting more and more crowded with new companies trying to make a splash and old companies trying to make sure that they are not getting ‘crowded out’ of the marketplace. If you have decided […]
By: Eric Perrott, Esq. Amazon can be a cut-throat marketplace where winners and losers are decided by razor-thin margins. Amazon retailers battle each other selling well-known brands’, trying to find a lead on a supplier that can offer them better prices in order to undercut a competitor selling those same branded products. Often sellers wish they could just have a listing […]
As the holiday season approaches, sellers on Amazon.com are preparing for the huge wave of online sales that will likely make up a significant percentage of total sales for the entire year. Tis’ the season, however, for unscrupulous infringers to steal a successful seller’s trademarks and copyrighted works in order to cash in on that seller’s success. It is always […]
Selling products on eBay can be a very lucrative income source, in fact, many individuals have built entire businesses based around it. The realities of buying and selling online, however, mean that some individuals or businesses may attempt to sell counterfeit or otherwise falsified products bearing the name or logo or a company, even if that company wasn’t actually the source […]
Receiving a trademark cease and desist letter or infringement notice can be an unsettling event. There are many circumstances under which you may receive one, but they all have one common thread – if the allegations in the letter are true, they can sometimes be devastating for a business. That being said, before becoming too concerned, or taking any action yourself […]
If you run an Etsy store, or are considering starting one, you already know how popular that online marketplace is. The demand for, and supply of, the kind of handmade, unique products sold on Etsy are both so high that the site has grown from one million members in 2008 to nearly 44 million as of January 2015. What does that […]
In 2021 the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted 367,945 trademark registrations. But what happens if the USPTO approves a trademark that is too similar to your own? When someone files a new trademark application, an “examining attorney” at the USPTO is responsible for reviewing the application and determining if it can be approved for registration. The examining attorney […]