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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...
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  • What should we do regarding trademarks?
    Trademark We're in the process of establishing our company and would like to get some information on the issue of protecting our trademark. We have a logo, a...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2126 Likes: 12 Canada
  • Conflict US and European trademark?
    Trademark If a trademark is registered as a local trademark in the US, and I have registered a similar trademark in a European country, do I run into problem...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2304 Likes: 5 United States
  • How can we make sure control of company stays with the founders?
    Business strategy I'd like to know what kind of strategy founders usually adopt (or should adopt) to prevent investors or shareholders from taking over control of th...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2078 Likes: 3 United States
  • identical software launched by US competitor
    Infringement Hello! We are a startup based in Germany. Our business model focuses on innovative, turnkey full-stack infrastructures for enterprises. One of our ...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2224 Likes: 12 Germany
  • 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: 5324 Likes: 5 Malaysia
  • How can we ensure the correct lincensed manufacture of our product overseas?
    Contracts We have been manufacturing and selling our product within the US for 11 months. Now a European company wants to manufacture our product and offers ...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1703 Likes: 5 United States
  • What to do if OHIM application is rejected
    Trademark I have submitted a trademark application to OHIM and I'm waiting for the results. What potential response could I get besides an approval/registrat...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2140 Likes: 8 Spain
  • Conflict between trademarks registered in the EU and the US?
    Trademark We have a registered trademark in the EU. We just noticed that a similar trademark is registered in the US – What consequences does this have for u...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1879 Likes: 8 Germany
  • EU Online IP Lawyer?
    Patents Where can I find a cost effective, EU website based patent lawyer that is experienced working for Startups, effectively filing software / app relat...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2118 Likes: 3 United Kingdom