“Patents and Prototypes” Live Web Show a Success!
Our Live Web Show “Patents and Prototypes” was a success. Eric Hanscom and Joe Donoghue discuss the patent and prototype process, LIVE. If you missed this one, there will be future shows each month… Please check out our schedule and sign up for the next...
read moreA Case of Apple Infringement
Hey consumers? Are you in danger of being confused? A logo infringement case that gets less clear the closer you get to the core of the matter. Not too long ago, Apple Computer accused a Chinese company that produces flour and noodles of infringing Apple’s trademarked “Apple with a bite taken out of it”. The Chinese company, Sichuan Fangguo Food Co., Ltd., thinks that Apple is full of applesauce. The trademark in question is a stylized apple with two Chinese characters in the center, a stem and a leaf, with the lower left quarter...
read moreTrademark issued for “Patents and Prototypes”
InterCotinental IP would like to congratulate client and co founder of Inventing Profit, Joe Donoghue on his recent Trademark “Patents and Prototypes” that was issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office . This trademark was issued on February 28th, 2012. You can view this Trademark and search other trademarks at the USPTO.
read more“Fair Use” as a Defense to Trademark Infringement.
So, when can you “own” a name through registration of a federal trademark and not be able to stop someone else from using it? Sounds like the exact opposite from why you registered the trademark in the first place, but, as with just about everything in life, there are some exceptions with trademark law. The two biggest exceptions encompassed under the umbrella of “Fair Use Defenses” are uses that are “descriptive” and “nominative”. Descriptive use occurs when Company B uses a term, trademarked by Company A, to describe the...
read moreThe Startup Garage by Tyler Jensen
The Startup Garage is a business plan writing and startup coaching company. They are always excited about the opportunity to work with new entrepreneurs to help launch and grow their businesses. They have worked with 50+ companies in a wide range of industries as well as run companies themselves. They value integrity, success, clarity and focus at The Startup Garage. Their mission is to bring entrepreneurial dreams to life through personalized business planning services. Tyler Jensen is CEO and Founder, please visit his website at...
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