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Thread: Trade Mark, or Service Mark?
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Mar 13, 2008, 13:39 #1
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Trade Mark, or Service Mark?
Has anyone ever applied, and sucessfully obtained a Trade Mark or a Service Mark?
I have a phrase that I use for business that I'm thinking about making mine, legally.
Anybody know what something like this costs?
And, what's the difference between a Trade Mark and a Service Mark anyway?
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Mar 14, 2008, 07:18 #2
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Trademark generally is for products and IP. Service mark is for services. To protect a phrase, use trademark. After it is registered with the USPTO, you can use R instead of TM, but you don't have to register it to claim/prove ownership. Recommend you browse amazon for books on trademark law
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Mar 14, 2008, 16:43 #3
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If you want to protect a trademark, you also need to start enforcing it. That means taking legal action against people that use your mark, or else you could lose it. It's a right that comes with a price.
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Mar 14, 2008, 17:09 #4
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What is "IP"???
That's easy, since there are so many attorneys looking for work these days
All I'd have to do is catch someone with some assets using my intellectual property and go get a few lawyers and tell them all I want is for them to quit using my property and about 20% of any damages collected.
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Mar 14, 2008, 17:24 #5
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Mar 14, 2008, 18:03 #6
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In addition to enforcing it, which demonstrates that you are making attempts to claim ownership, the more important task is to use it properly yourself. You can easily dilute the trademark and therefore, the equity in your brand by using it improperly/haphazardly/flagrantly. Large corps have trademark usage guidelines --- even some apply to phrases.
This topic could easily digress so, am leaving it at that. You could save some money and talk to a paralegal who works with trademarks - to get basic understanding and do's/don'ts.
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Mar 14, 2008, 18:18 #8
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