What the difference between a trademark and registered trademark?  TM and (R)
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Trademark can be used without permission because there is no way of telling who established it first. A registered trademark is for use solely by the person or group or company. If you were to use Nike and the Nike check, you could be brought up on federal charges for infringement.
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Without knowing the details, it's going to be impossible to answer your question. Plus just because you show one dead mark does NOT mean that the name is truly available.\n\nDetermining if marks infringe can be tricky and each situation varies from another.\n\nThe general rules to keep in mind are:\n\n1) Are the names similar in Sound, Appearance or Meaning?\n\n2) Are the industries the same or similar to one another?\n\n3) Are the names confusingly similar to the average consumer? In other words, could customers be confused and assume that both companies are affiliated?\n\n4) Do the trade areas cross? What about the advertising routes -- are the products/services advertised in common places?\n\nHere's what the USPTO has to say about this matter:\n\n"The principal factors considered by the examining attorney in determining whether there would be a likelihood of confusion are:\n\nthe similarity of the marks; and \nthe commercial relationship between the goods and/or services listed in the application. \n\nTo find a conflict, the marks do not have to be identical, and the goods and/or services do not have to be the same. It may be enough that the marks are similar and the goods and/or services related."\n\nIt's best to contact a private search company or a trademark attorney to assist you in determining if this will be a problem or not.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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Corporate intellectual property (items such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, business methodologies), goodwill and brand recognition are all common intangible assets.  They tend to increase over time, assuming the business is doing well.  Tangible assets on the other hand will depreciate over time and so the balances will not increase unless there are new asset purchases.
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COPYRIGHT: According to the Berne Convention (the international source for copyright law), an original expression is protected by copyright as soon as it's fixed in tangible form. In other words, the moment the words leave your brain and land on paper or the computer screen, you're protected, and no further action is required on your part. The Berne term of copyright is the lifetime of the creator plus 50 years.\nBerne ensures copyright protection without requiring any formalities (such as copyright registration) as a prerequisite to bringing an infringement suit. As a result, most countries have no formal copyright registration process. \n\nREGISTERING: But registering your copyright in a timely manner provides prima facie legal evidence of copyright ownership. You must have registered copyright in order have standing to sue in court if your work is infringed.
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That would actually be a trademark and NOT a copyright.\n\nTrademarks can be names of products or services, logos, slogans, packaging and even sounds and smells. In essence, a trademark can be almost anything that is used to identify a particular product or service. Registering a trademark grants the owner exclusive rights to the mark within the specified industry. \n\nOf course, it's necessary to research the mark comprehensively prior to filing to ensure that there is no possibility of infringing upon another party. \n\nTo register a trademark, contact either your Secretary of State for a State trademark or the US Patent & Trademark Office for a Federal trademark. \n\nIf you are only conducting business in one state, then a State trademark is most appropriate. If you conduct business in at least 2 states OR between the US & any other country, you can file for a Federal trademark.\n\nPrior to investing your time, money & effort into a name, it is strongly advised that comprehensive research be conducted to ensure that the name you're interested in is truly available. \n\nThis entails searching the pending & registered Federal and State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files. Then, if clear, you can decide if you would like to file for a Federal or a State trademark. \n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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Search your state website, then federal trademarks or trade names; check with local BBC and Chamber of Commerce; State Comptroller site, etc. Start search at local and state level, then search nationally. Use several  search engines as some will find different sites. Good luck.
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There are other avenues to search that weren't indicated in your question.\n\n1) Federal trademarks: Searching the USPTO site is a great place to start but it's not everything. Also, you'll want to pay attention to marks that are similar in Sound, Appearance or Meaning\n\n2) State trademarks: If you intend to file for a Federal trademark, you'll want to search all state trademark databases\n\n3) Common-Law records: Those that have first use rights to a mark within their industry & trade area may be able to retain those rights. Here's what the USPTO has to say about Common-Law usage:\n\n"Federal registration is not required to establish rights in a trademark. Common law rights arise from actual use of a mark. Generally, the first to either use a mark in commerce or file an intent to use application with the Patent and Trademark Office has the ultimate right to use and registration."\n\nTo register a trademark, contact either your Secretary of State for a State trademark or the US Patent & Trademark Office for a Federal trademark. \n\nIf you are only conducting business in one state, then a State trademark is most appropriate. If you conduct business in at least 2 states OR between the US & any other country, you can file for a Federal trademark.\n\nI posted some handy resource links for you.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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Whichever name you choose for your art related home business, you will want to ensure that it is legally available. This entails conducting comprehensive trademark and common-law research. If both steps are clear, you can then decide if you want to file for a State or Federal trademark. TradeMark Express is ready to assist you with these steps. \n\nFor further details and/or questions, please contact me at:\n\n800.340.2010\ndc@tmexpress.com\nwww.tmexpress.com\n\nThank you!\n\nShannon Moore
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Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights are three types of intellectual property protection. They are different and serve different purposes. Patents protect inventions, and improvements to existing inventions. Trademarks include any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods. Service marks include any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce, to identify and distinguish the services of one provider from services provided by others, and to indicate the source of the services. Copyrights protect literary, artistic, and musical works. For general information, publications and other copyright related topics, you may visit their Web site at http://www.copyright.gov. Copyrights information can be obtained from the U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559 or you may call 202 707-3000 or 202 707-6737 (TTY).
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I listed some links where you can do some preliminary name checking. However, please be aware that this is merely scratching the surface of what's out there. \n\nOnly comprehensive research will tell you if the name is truly available. But, these links are free & a great place to start, so I'd try them out first. \n\nComprehensive research consists of looking at marks that are similar in Sound, Appearance or Meaning in the pending & registered Federal AND State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files.\n\nThere are other sites that offer free searching capabilities in conjunction with their commercial services, so I'm not able to post those links due to the Yahoo! TOS. You'll also want to check domain names & yellow pages, so simply do a search for "free domain name search" and "national yellowpages" and the appropriate links will pop up.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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The brand name, otherwise there isnt much of a difference. I just got a new Epson and it prints pretty good.
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Not sure exactly what you mean but the approved name is the old title for the generic name of a medicine (for example, Viagra is the proprietary/brand name of the approved/generic medication sildenafil, Prozac is the propriatary name of fluoxetine etc). We now call the approved name the rINN (or Recommended International Non-proprietary Name)
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The mark © denotes copyright; the superscripted markTM denotes trademark; SM denotes service mark; and R denotes registered trademark. Trademarks, copyrights and patents all differ. A copyright protects an original artistic or literary work; trademarks protect source of the goods or source of a service; and a patent protects an invention. \n\nCopyright ©\nCopyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.\n\nWhen applying the copyright symbol, it should appear as: © 2004 ECStewart \n\nMore information on copyright can be found here: http://www.copyright.gov/\n\nTrademark, Registered Trademark TM R\nA trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others. \n\nWhen applying the trademark symbol, it should appear as: CalligraphyCatsTM \n\nServicemark SM\nA service mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. Often the terms "trademark" and "mark" refer to both trademarks and service marks.\n\nWhen applying the service mark, it should appear as: COTS Usage Risk EvaluationSM \n\nMore information on trademarks can be found here: http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm \n\nPatents \nAdditionally, patents are used by a manufacturer or seller of an article to inform the public that an application for patent on that article is on file in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The law imposes a fine on those who use these terms falsely to deceive the public.\n\nMore information on patents can be found here: http://www.uspto.gov/main/patents.htm
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I've never seen such a thing on a legal document. /s/ is used to indicate there is a signature on an original, but the copy does not include the signature. /s/ is now used for electronic filing in the US Bankruptcy courts when followed by the printed name.\n\n"ss" is used after a county name to indicate it is a county, e.g., Worcester, ss - there is no period after "ss" because it is not an abbreviation.
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Name Code            Glyph Description \n& dagger;                      †   dagger \n& Dagger;                     ‡   double dagger \n& spades;                     ♠   black spade suit \n& clubs;                        ♣   black club suit \n& hearts;                      ♥   black heart suit \n& oline;                         ‾   overline (overscore) \n& larr;                           ←   leftward arrow \n& uarr;                          ↑   upward arrow \n& rarr;                          →   rightward arrow \n& darr;                           ↓   downward arrow \n& trade;                        ™   trademark sign \n\n\n\n& mdash;                      —   em dash \n& iexcl;                          ¡   inverted exclamation \n& cent;                          ¢   cent sign \n& pound;                       £   pound sterling \n& curren;                      ¤   general currency sign \n& yen;                           ¥   yen sign \n& brvbar; or &brkbar     ¦   broken vertical bar \n& sect;                          §   section sign \n& uml;                           ¨   umlaut \n& copy;                         ©   copyright \n& ordf;                           ª   feminine ordinal \n& laquo;                        «   left angle quote \n& not; ;                         ¬   not sign \n& reg;                           ®   registered trademark \n& macr; or & hibar;        ¯   macron accent \n\n*i put spaces between the "&" and the second part of the code to show what the code looked like make sure you take out the spaces for it to work!
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First you must verify that the other T-SHIRT line has been registered and that a trademark has been assigned. If the person has not done so, you might be able to use the line, however, if you do not proceed with caution, you could be sued for stealing his idea. It is best that you seek a Patient, copyright and trademark attorney who specializes in this area.  You can also go on-line searching for US Patent, Trademark & copyright office in Virginia.
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I'm most familiar with trademarks so I can only speak from that point of view. I'll answer your questions point-by-point:\n\n1) Trademarks favor both the individual & society. It protects the trademark owner in that they are granted the exclusive rights to their name, logo, etc. within their industry. It benefits society in that having a trademark discourages others from infringing upon you. Brand recognition is not merely a great marketing advantage but it's also an indicator to the consumer about quality, reputation, etc.\n\n2) Yes, I think it's absolutely fair to reserve your name within your industry. I've, unfortunately, heard many horror stories from business owners who did not research or file their name & then found out they had to change their name due to another party's prior trademark or common-law rights. That resulted in major losses, economically and in terms of time & effort.\n\n3) No, not in respect to trademarks. Trademarks function as protection for the trademark owner. If another party infringes upon you by causing customer confusion, a trademark will assist you in getting that other party to cease & desist. Imagine if you had spent all this time, money & effort into your business and then find out you're losing business to infringers, who in turn are making a profit because customers are confusing them with you. That's a needless frustration.\n\nHope that helps!