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  • Registering a trademark
    Trademark There are a few questions about trademarks, and the answers seem to indicate that it is best to hire an attorney. The US Trademarks web site see...
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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: 2200 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: 2079 Likes: 10 United States
  • How to register our startup trademark
    Trademark We are have been developing a personal finance/banking SaaS. Before the official market launch, we would like to register our trademark. Basica...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2135 Likes: 6 Spain
  • Global Trademark Process
    Trademark Please I need to get a global trademark for a client. Can anyone kindly walk me through the process and cost implication. Also as a Legal practitio...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1721 Likes: 5 Nigeria
  • Can an overseas startup copy a US-patented startup?
    Patents If a startup's technology is patented in the US, can a startup in India (or another country) copy the product or tech and then provide services to ...
    Answers: 1 Views: 1812 Likes: 2 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: 1926 Likes: 9 United Kingdom
  • What does Brexit mean for patent applicants?
    Patents Hello, I would like to know what the fact that Britain is going to leave the EU means for patent applicants/holders. Business as usual? Should s...
    Answers: 1 Views: 2157 Likes: 14 United Kingdom
  • 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: 2103 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: 2281 Likes: 5 United States