What is an “intent to use” application and when would I need it? What? Is that a thing? Can I just pop up an idea for a trademark and run to the USPTO to register it? Well, yes and no. If you have an idea of a trademark in mind and you are really thinking...
Why does getting a Trademark take so long? This is the year – you finally decided that you need to take care of the legality of your brand. You start to do some research to fill up your registration for your trademark, thinking, “Yes, finally! in a few days,...
In this blog post, I want to dig into a common misconception about trademarks that is very common among creative business owners A TRADEMARK IS NOT CREATED BY A TRADEMARK REGISTRATION! When you apply for a federal trademark application, you’re asking the federal...
It seems like new dating apps are popping up all over the place these days. A common feature of these apps seems to be the ability to “swipe left” or “swipe right” with your finger over the image in order to show interest or not with the other...
If this post resonates with you, please share. If you have a business on a platform* like Etsy, now is the time to build an exit strategy. Here are the top 5 reasons – legal and non-legal – why you should be working right now to direct traffic off of those...
It’s finally happening. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently launched a new effort to identify fraudulent trademark applications. (As I write this, I can practically hear a collective sigh of relief and satisfaction among creatives...
