Trademark Questions

I have a TM, let's call it 'brandX'. Is there a way that I can legally get brandX.com domain without having to pay tons of money for it? Thanks

Trademark

asked Nov 14 '10 at 10:17

Tiago
333 points

We're starting up a new website. We already have the domain registered and we are going to begin development ASAP. We are going to hire someone to put together a logo for us as well as a front end...

Copyright Trademark

asked Oct 26 '10 at 23:09

Scott
165 points

I'm trying to understand how similarities in trademarks are dealt with. To take an example (that I used in a previous unrelated question), assuming a trademark existed for "BodyLife", a company...

Legal Naming Trademark Domain

asked Oct 19 '10 at 20:47

J Delage
277 points

We provide software that can measure performance of another company's product which happens to be trademarked (word/phrase - not a symbol). We want to name it specifically. Is this protected/fair...

Legal Trademark

asked Oct 21 '10 at 15:08

Tim J
8,346 points

I found a really cool word game that I would like to implement as a mobile app, though I don't if anyone owns the right to the concept. I know there are many games out there, such as Poker or...

Patent Intellectual Property Trademark

asked Sep 28 '10 at 13:07

Beeeefy
108 points

I have a software program launching in approx three months. Yesterday I found out that the desired name of my software is very similar to another company's software product. Although the products...

Products Product Launch Trademark

asked Jul 11 '10 at 08:20

Tanvir Chowdhury
165 points

We are selling a product internationally through our e-commerce based in Hong Kong and were wondering if our Hong Kong trademarks have any legal power in other jurisdictions. If not, do we really...

Intellectual Property Trademark

asked Apr 7 '10 at 06:26

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

There is plenty of material here on when to incorporate in the US for tax or other business reasons, for example: When to set up the LLC Worth it to incorporate When does it make sense to...

Incorporation Branding Trademark

asked Apr 8 '10 at 19:04

Steve Wilkinson
2,744 points

EDIT I could formulate my question differently... Seen that this is a startup forum, there may be a possibility that someone else has written and sold a commercial software (I've got nearly 200...

Software Trademark

asked Mar 13 '10 at 07:25

Tristan St.
180 points

Let's say I developed a program for iPhone (which I sort of did) and want to advertise it through AdWords. Currently, Google lets you use the term "iPhone" in the keyword list, but doesn't allow...

Adwords Google Iphone Trademark

asked Feb 3 '10 at 19:43

Oleg Kokorin
459 points

I mean, isn't "Apple" a bit generic ? Could that kind of word still be trademarked in 2010 or would the request be rejected ?

Legal Trademark

asked Jan 21 '10 at 11:00

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

I am working on a new software product, it is a web-based contact manager and I would like to know if I should register the name as a trademark? is it worth it? and if so, should I do it myself or...

Intellectual Property Trademark

asked Oct 17 '10 at 09:49

Ricardo
4,815 points