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Q: WHAT SHOULD I DO IF SOMEONE HAS TRADEMARKED THE NAME OF MY COMPANY? posted Thursday 12 of May 2011 by Karen A. See a trademark attorney and give him information related to your use of your company name. If you've used it as a trademark befo... view tags: trademarked, company, name, firm, business

Q: "I AM FILING A TRADEMARK" -- WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? posted Tuesday 7 of June 2011 by Eric A. This usually means that someone is seeking registration of their trademark, via the filing of a trademark application in a particu... view tags: registration, trademark, application

Q: CAN YOUR TRADEMARK INCLUDE ANOTHER'S TRADEMARK? posted Tuesday 7 of June 2011 by Gabrielle A. Maybe. In many cases, you may be free to use the trademark of another, but on completely different goods and services. Even if f... view tags: include, trademark, jurisdiction

Q: I RECEIVED A NON FINAL OFFICE ACTION. I HAVE DEPLETED MY FINANCES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MY ATTORNEY, COULD I RELY ON THE PATENT OFFICE TO ASSIST ME IN THE AMENDMENT FROM HERE? posted Tuesday 6 of December 2011 by kim A. If your final office action indicates that something is allowable, or allowed, then yes, probably. Call the examiner and ask for ... view tags: office action, attorney, patent office, amendment

Q: WHAT KIND OF EXPRESS PATENT REGISTRATION OPTIONS DO I HAVE WITH THE US PATENT OFFICE? posted Monday 22 of October 2012 by Kimberly A. You can register your invention as a Utility Patent (not to be confused with Utility Model or Gebrauchsmuster), or as a Design pat... view tags: express, patent, registration, application, patent office, us

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