Greenberg & Lieberman
Intellectual Property and Litigation

 Home Page  Contact Us  Newsroom  Trademark FAQs  Glossary  Links
  

Welcome to WWW.TRADEMARKADVOCATES.COM Our IP Legal Firm Can Help With Product Trademark Issues & Many Others Such as Some Below:

• Dilution

• Canada Search

• Principal Register

• Logo Name

   Trademark Help Pages

   Trademark Form

 

Trademark FAQs - related questions & answers

Question: How do I find out if I need a patent, trademark or a copyright?

Answer:
Patents protect inventions, and improvements to existing inventions. Trademarks include any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used in commerce to identify.


Question: Can a business's trade name be protected as a trademark?

Answer:
The name that a company uses to identify itself is called a trade name. This is the name the business uses on its letterhead and signage. Trade name is not considered a trademark or entitled to protection under trademark laws.

Question: How do I find out whether a mark is already registered?

Answer:
You may conduct a search free of charge on the USPTO website using the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS).
 

Bookmark:           
Permalink:  http://S-0.ORG/7G8tZ54



Trademark Guidelines

Domain Names and Trademarks

Trademark Infringement and Cybersquatting

Trademark Types

Cross-Licensing

Register Trademarks

 

Daily Terms

Trade Name

Definition:
A symbol used to identify and distinguish companies, partnerships, and businesses, as opposed to marks used to identify and distinguish goods or services.

Hallmark

Definition:
Originally an impression made on gold and silverware introduced in the beginning of the fourteenth century in England to identify the quality of the metal used. Later, a mark to identify the maker and year of production.

Notice

Definition:
A formal sign or notification attached to physical objects that embody or reproduce an intellectual property right -- for example, the use of the word "patent" or its abbreviation, "pat.," together with the patent number, on a patented article made by a patent holder or his/her licensees.

See More Terms >