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UK pop quintet ONE DIRECTION is facing legal action from a US band of the same name, claiming that it had the name registered in the US first, and was famous enough that it is confusing to the public, even…
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"I think I'll wait until my business is bigger and profitable until I register my trademark." Despite Twitter using the word TWEET since its first post in 2006, it never got around to registering its trademark until 2009, years later…
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Did you know that Administrative Professionals Day® is actually a registered US trademark? When you wish someone Happy Administrative Professionals Day® today, you may be infringing on the rights of the International Association of Administrative Professionals. Really?? Oddly enough, recall…
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Can you recognize these businesses from a single glance at their corporate logo? Click here for some trademark fun. See how many corporate logos you recognize! The strength of these trademarks comes partly from marketing, but also from their enforcement…
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A groundbreaking decision today by the Canadian Federal Court now allows the registration of sounds as trademarks, and paved the way for other non-traditional trademarks. In 1992 Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer Studios (MGM) applied to trademark the lion roar that occurs during their…
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