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Trademarks: Register or Rebrand
WordPress Swag by Caspar Hübinger from Flickr (Creative Commons License) One of my entrepreneur friends recently asked me if he “had to” register the logo for his company. I responded with, “How much...
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Trademark Rights in Website Domains
Business Entrepreneurs by Airsoftpal.com (Creative Commons License) I regularly get questions about whether a person should use a business name based on whether their desired website domain in...
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The 10 Legal Commandments of Entrepreneurship
“Stained Glass Window Full of Light and Color” by Stock Photos for Free from Flickr (Creative Commons License)Link to www.stockphotosforfree.com/ Since becoming a lawyer in 2011, I’ve had the privilege...
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If You’re Going to “Wing It” as an Entrepreneur
“Yay!!” by Subharnab Majumdar from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Plenty of entrepreneurs start out as a person or two, a business idea, and a shoestring budget. They know their craft but have...
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Legal Checklist to Protect Online Entrepreneurs
Labib Ittihadul from Flickr (Public Domain) I was recently asked to create a list of what legal steps an entrepreneur should take if they operate solely online to protect their business. The person...
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How to Write a Decent Trademark Cease and Desist Letter
Stop by tangi_bertin from Flickr (Creative Commons License) A friend recently forwarded me a trademark cease and desist letter he received and asked if it was anything they needed to worry about. Now,...
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Let’s Talk About Trademarks
“Lemonade, anyone?” by trippinlarry from Flickr (Creative Commons License) I’m going to say “no” a lot today. I’ve seen many trademark questions lately, many of which make me cringe. Here’s what you...
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What Zach Kornfeld is Doing Right with his New Business
“Thumbs Up!” by Kevin Gale from Flickr (Creative Commons License) This week, Zach Kornfeld of The Try Guys announced that he is starting a new tea company in two months or less, without leaving his...
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You Have the Domain. They Have the Trademark. Who Wins in the IP Dispute?
“Stone Stacks – Lindisfarne” by Linton Snapper from Flickr (Creative Common License) I saw this scenario come through my Reddit feed. Two U.S. companies are in the same industry and using the same...
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Registered Trade Name vs Registered Trademark: Who Wins?
“Kum & Go,” photo by Dustin Murrell Broadcast Journalist (Creative Commons License) Last week, I wrote about intellectual property disputes where one side had the website domain and the other side...
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