Trademark Articles

1). ICANN Creating a Monopoly in Domain Names By : Chris McElroy
When the Internet was very young, all you had to do to get a domain name was call a man named Jon Postel, and ask for it. Things have changed greatly with the popularity of the Internet. Now the competition for a good, short, generic domain name is fierce. If you want a domain name in the popular .com namespace, you have to settle for a long, sometimes confusing, domain name.
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2). Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights--What’s the Difference? By : Terry Williamson
Patents A patent protects inventions through federal law. Inventions are your creative ideas for new products (articles of manufacture), machines, processes, methods, compositions of matter, ornamentation on products, or new plants. An improvement on an existing product may also be patented. Utility patents protect the majority of these. To be patentable, your invention must be useful, novel and non-obvious.
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3). Choosing the Right Attorney By : John Purdy
What if you could simply pick up the telephone and contact an attorney to get advice about any and all legal matters of interest to you? The attorney could draft your will, examine it and update it for every other year, place telephone calls on your behalf and prepare letters to negotiate your contracts and represent you in court.
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4). Use Your Business Entities to Brand Yourself! By : Germaine A. Hoston
How do you establish an effective brand? Branding--creating a distinctive corporate identity for your business--is critical to your success as an entrepreneur. You can, and must, use the process of setting up and managing your business entities to establish your own distinctive brand. The world's greatest companies have mastered this art of branding.
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5). ICANN Violating Free Enterprise By : Chris McElroy
Message to ICANN: Let those who want to create a tld, simply register it with ICANN. If the tld is not already taken, if they have the technical capability to mange the tld, and they have the desire to market domain names on that tld, then let them do so. It should be similar to the registering of a domain name, except on a higher level, with the added technical requirements.
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6). How to Work With Your Intellectual Property Lawyer By : Mikki Barry
Intellectual property law is a daunting challenge to even the most seasoned business person. How does one choose the right way to protect your most coveted assets; your intellectual property? Here are a few pointers that can help.
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7). Patent Protection Makes Sense By : Jessica Deets
For an inventor, getting a patent on an idea can mean the difference between finding good investors that will help launch a company or a design or running into a hornets' nest of people who would prefer to grab the idea, run with it and leave the inventor empty handed.
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8). What Are Trademarks? By : David Sanders
Different companies, products and services have different trademarks but they are all aimed at creating a distinct symbol that will identify that particular product or company. The use of trademarks has legal implications and it is protected by the common law as well as Federal laws. A trademark owner is entitled to the exclusive use of the trademark in the product specifically intended to be identified by the trademark or to other related product which he owns.
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9). How To Form An LLC By : David Gass
Describes the process involved in forming a limited liability company
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10). What is Fair Use? By : Sharon Housley
Copyright 2006 Sharon Housley As the Internet matures, users and governments are struggling to manage controversial issues. Lets face it, the Internet did not exist when the US copyright laws were written;let us not forget, while many countries respect copyright laws, the Internet is global without a governing body. There are not only different laws, rules and regulations, but also jurisdiction issues.
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11). Effective Trademarks - How to Select a Good Name By : Elias Borges
Your trademark is the most important asset your business will ever own. A good trademark will distinguish you from the competition and help you stand out in a crowd. A poor trademark will entangle you in legal disputes and blunt your marketing efforts. Selecting a good trademark is as simple as following the following guidelines. 1. Avoid Trademarks that cannot be Registered.
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12). Experienced Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Attorneys may be A Great Help By : Jessica Deets
If you're of the creative type, it's quite likely you've made something you'd like to protect from others. Whether it's the creation of a novel, a new fabric softener or you're trying to launch a new business that will have its own unique brand, hiring an attorney to help may be in order.
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13). The U.S. Patent And Trademark Office Is An Inventor's Best Friend By : Jessica Deets
Creating a new product, a new machine or launching a business with its own distinct lines is a crapshoot. It's hard to tell what ideas will take off and sell and which ones won't. But the odds in an inventor or businessperson's favor can be greatly reduced if their products and/or ideas aren't protected. This is where the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office can make a real difference.
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14). How To Form A Corporation In Georgia By : David Gass
Describes the process involved with forming a corporation in Georgia.
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15). How To Profit From Your Great Idea! By : Nicholas Nanton
3 Critical Steps to Take Your Idea from Concept to Cash Flow
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16). Clamping Down on the Use of Trademarks as Key Words By : Robert Masud
Internet users search for information online through search engines. Because some web page owners have paid for links to be included in search engine results they frown upon competing websites using their trademarked terms as keywords for links whenever the trademark owners results appear as a search result.
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17). Your Domain Name Trademarks Questions Answered By : Eric Corl
A frequent question among Internet entrepreneurs is "Can I trademark a domain name?" The answer is yes - in some cases.
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