by admin | Nov 5, 2012 | UDRP Disputes
A Texas worker’s compensation attorney convinced a federal appeals court to send his case back to the trial court to reconsider the issue of whether he is entitled to keep his domain name, “Texasworkerscomplaw.com.” This is not a typical domain dispute brought under...
by admin | Jul 18, 2012 | UDRP Disputes
In an unusual and interesting ruling, WIPO denied Victoria’s Secret complaint against a brothel for transfer of the domain name, Victoriassecrets.com.au. (Victoria’s Secret Stores Brand Management v. Pickard, Case No. DAU2012-0015 (WIPO July 3, 2012)...
by admin | Jul 12, 2012 | General
Under United States Law you can establish rights in a trademark simply by using it. However, owning a federal trademark registration on the Principal Register provides several key advantages: Constructive notice to the public of your ownership of the trademark Your...
by admin | Jun 6, 2012 | General
Why do you conduct a trademark clearance search? Because you should know before you invest all the time and money to develop a product or service if your new brand or service is already being called the same thing as you. A simple search of the USPTO trademark...
by admin | Jun 4, 2012 | General, Trademark Articles
It depends. The old adage, “If it’s too good to be true it probably is” comes to mind. More often than not, if you see advertisements for trademark services offering rock bottom fees for clearance searches and registration work the person or company offering the...