Trademarks
You’ve got a great product, come up with a great company name and an even better logo. Learn how to protect your business and more with our Trademarks information.
You’ve got a great product, come up with a great company name and an even better logo. Learn how to protect your business and more with our Trademarks information.
Registering a trademark requires investments of both time and money, so you'll want to avoid some of the most common mistakes—and you can learn from others who have already made them.
read moreWhen you own a small business, your name is everything. It's on your website, signs, and marketing materials. It's how customers find and remember you. When another business uses a name that's a lot like yours, customers can get confused. And that's bad for your business.
read moreThe best business strategy is to think about trademarks from the very beginning—ideally, when you're choosing your business name and logo and forming your business entity.
read morep.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Georgia; color: #323333; -webkit-text-stroke: #323333; background-color: #fcfcfc} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Trademark registration provides important protection, but it's your responsibility to keep your registration active and enforce your rights.
read morep.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Georgia; color: #323333; -webkit-text-stroke: #323333; background-color: #fcfcfc} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Filing a trademark application is just the first step toward trademark registration and it doesn’t guarantee registration. Your application will first move through a review and publication process.
read moreTrademarks protect your business name and strengthen your brand identity. When you register your trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, you gain valuable rights, but the registration process takes some time and consideration.
read moreSisters Morgan and McKenzie Smith were 18 and 16 when they started their Instagram account, which led them to build a business they believe in.
read moreTrademarks are valuable words and symbols that businesses use to identify themselves and their pr
read moreA registered trademark gives you the right to use your business name nationwide, and to prevent others from using it. Find out about the kinds of names that are eligible for trademarks and how the registration process works.
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