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  • What happens to the IP when the company is shut down?
    Copyright A startup I know was recently closed down by its investors. What happens to the technology that the startup had developed in this situation? I pres...
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  • How does trademark protection work globally?
    Trademark We are establishing a startup and I would like to know how to register our company logo as a trademark to not allow any company to use our logo any...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2306 Likes: 8 United States
  • How exactly do we register a trademark?
    Trademark We are a small software startup based in Portland. Before we launch our product, we want to register the product name as a trademark. Is there an e...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2200 Likes: 10 United States
  • Trademark Statement of Use
    Trademark I have filed for a trademark with USPTO and successfully got the Notice of Allowance on four categories. I have asked for a few products and ser...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2304 Likes: 7 United States
  • When to apply for trademark?
    Trademark I posted earlier about a green business and if any criteria is needed to describe products as 'green' etc. My next question is at what stage should...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2030 Likes: 9 United Kingdom
  • Can we register a free icon as a trademark?
    Trademark We developed a mobile app which proved successful in initial "field tests", so we made it available online. After a couple of thousand downloads, w...
    Answers: 1 Views: 5409 Likes: 5 Malaysia
  • How much does it cost to maintain a Trademark?
    Trademark We have a rough idea of initial costs for trademark application & attorney fees, but what are the actual costs over time? How big is the investment...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2219 Likes: 3 United States
  • How close can a trademark be to a famous brand?
    Trademark I noticed in Germany a chain of clothing stores called "forever 18". How is this not a trademark infringement of "forever 21"? How do I know then i...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2043 Likes: 10 Germany
  • Can we get a trademark without a legal entity?
    Trademark We are in an early development stage but would like to secure trademark rights for our product. Is this possible before we have even incorporated? ...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2124 Likes: 5 United States
  • Registering a trademark in the US/using "TM symbol"
    Trademark We are small team based in Europe and would like to register a trademark for our business in the U.S. What is the procedure to do this? I al...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2128 Likes: 4 United States