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Domainer Spends $90k For Trademark Protected Domain Toyota.me
It surprises many domain name dispute lawyers that some domainers still purchase domains which are so trademark protected that is is hard to imagine
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Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Decision Under the UDRP: What Was The Attorney Thinking?
A recent reverse domain hijacking decision in Collective Media, Inc. v. CKV / COLLECTIVEMEDIA.COM is interesting to any lawyer who practices domain d
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"Low Value" Domain Parking Pages Results In Another Lawsuit Against Google By Advertisers
Parking pages remain under attack from advertisers as another lawsuit is filed against Google by one of its AdWords advertisers. It is unclear why th
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Cybersquatting Continues To Be The # 1 Method By Which Consumer Fraud Is Perpetrated
According to Markmonitor, cybersquatting continues to be the preferred method of online fraud. Linking a website with a major name brand or trademark
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What Are Common Law Trademark Rights? You Don't Need Have a Trademark Registered with the USPTO in Order to Protect Your Common Law Trademark Rights in Commerce
Many businesses and individuals do not know that trademark rights arise not only from registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Double Entrendes Entitled to Trademark Protection
What types of creative words can be registered as trademarks? Are double entrendes merely descriptive, or are they entitled to protection under trade
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Use of Trademarks Within Keywords and Metatags: An Emerging Area of the Law
Can competitors use your trademark as a keyword or metatag? Is there a difference between purchasing a trademark as a keyword and simply using the tr
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Trade Name vs. Trademark: TTAB Clarifies the Difference Between Words Used to Describe Products and Services and Those Indicating a Business Name
When the public speaks colloquially about trademark law it often refers to all types of words or marks as “trademarks.” But not all words qualify as
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Trademark Auditing is More Important than Ever: Trademark Registration Requires a Lot More than Simply Filing with the USPTO
The United States Patent and Trademark Office, like most government offices, survives on the accuracy of its data. Trademark applications and other s
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What is a Trademark Specimen? You'll need to Know What a Trademark Specimen Is and What the USPTO Requires If You Want to Register Your Trademark
When registering a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) one must submit a specimen, that is, something showing the us
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Trademark Monitoring Identifies Third Party Use: A Qualified Trademark Attorney Will Help You Understand How To Protect Your Marks In Cyberspace
Trademark Protection: The Necessary Evil of Analytics : StraightUpSearch At the start of the 3rd quarter, marketing plans and budgets will be made, d
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General Cigar prevails on claims of trademark infringement, dilution, counterfeiting, unlawful importation, unfair competition and cybersquatting.
General Cigar Prevails in Trademark Infringement and Counterfeiting Suit Relating to "COHIBA Caribbean's Finest" Cigars and Rum - MarketWatch RICHMON
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eBay's VeRO Program: The First Step To Protecting Your Trademark and Copyright Rights on eBay
One of the worst things that can happen to a creative person is finding out that someone else is infringing on your trademark or copyright. After spe
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Traverse Legal Trademark News Alerts for Monday, July 14, 2008
The Washington Redskins have won a ruling on their REDSKINS trademark, foreclosing a cancellation suit because of the statute of limitations. This ru
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