Beware of Trademark Certificate Scams
“Intellectually Protecting Your Property®” is the tagline of our law practice. Since we are in the business of intellectual property, we had our tagline officially trademarked. We recently received our trademark certificate. Of course this is good news for us, but it is also an opportunity to tell you about a scam that’s currently happening […]
Pesky Counterfeiters Steal Market Share
Products and services are always being counterfeited and technological advancements have actually simplified the process for infringing designers. The Internet has made the purchase of counterfeit goods accessible to anyone with a mouse and keyboard. Protecting a company’s patents, copyrights, and trademarks can be very complicated. To learn more about how companies are fighting back, […]
If You Sell Your Company Do You Still Have Rights to the Company’s Trademark?
A gentleman owned a phone-book business under the name AMTEL. He later sold the business and the business was sold again to Yellowbook. The original gentleman started another phone-book company and again used the name AMTEL. He was sued by Yellowbook for trademark infringement. The seller believed that he as an individual jointly owned the […]
