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Is A Franchise Right For You? Pros and Cons of Buying Into a Brand

Nicholas Wells April 23, 2024

Is A Franchise Right For You? Pros and Cons of Buying Into a Brand

Guest post by Carla Lopez Starting a business is a significant step, filled with both opportunities and challenges. Franchising—where you buy into the “system” and brand of an existing successful business—can be a compelling option. This guide focuses on the pros and cons of embarking on a franchise journey, giving you the insights needed to […]

Filed Under: Business Contracts, Trademarks

Nicholas Wells July 18, 2021

THE RIGHT TO THEIR OWN IDEAS

By: Camille Albrecht In the heart of every child is an inventor; with the naive need to save the world from the irritations of everyday life.  Elaborate plans for automatic homework machines, anti-drip ice cream eating apparatuses, and self-cleaning bedrooms, all come to mind when thinking about inventions a child might create that could change the […]

Filed Under: Copyright, Patents, Trademarks

Nicholas Wells July 18, 2021

CULTURAL APPROPRIATION AND TRADEMARKS: DISNEY’S HAKUNA MATATA

 Cultural appropriation—the unacknowledged and inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one society by members of another, more dominant, society—is not a new concern facing trademark-seekers. As a trademark is meant to convey values to the consumer, marginalized groups have always taken issue with the use of their own cultural values, ethos, and […]

Filed Under: Trademarks

Proposed USPTO Rule: All Foreign Trademark Owner Must Use a US Lawyer

Nicholas Wells February 22, 2019

Proposed USPTO Rule: All Foreign Trademark Owner Must Use a US Lawyer

Apparently in response to a growing number of problems with foreign trademark owners who are ignorant of (or who are ignoring) the details of the US trademark laws, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a proposed rule that would require all trademarks owned by those located outside the United States to be […]

Filed Under: Trademarks Tagged With: trademarks

Chinese Trademark Protection: More Important than Ever

Nicholas Wells April 8, 2017

Chinese Trademark Protection: More Important than Ever

New lower trademark fees in China mean you need to protect your trademark, or someone else will Protection of intellectual property in China is problematic. Trademark and domain name squatters may grab your brand. Online copyright infringement is rampant. Enforcement is challenging. But the truth is that the Chinese market is too important to ignore. […]

Filed Under: International Trademarks Tagged With: china, trademarks

Canadian Trademarks to Include Classifications

Nicholas Wells January 26, 2017

Canadian Trademarks to Include Classifications

I’ve written before about the massive changes coming to the Canadian trade-mark system.  These changes include the use of the Nice classification system (which virtually all other countries use); joining the Madrid Protocol to facilitate registration of trade-marks from owners outside of Canada; and changing the requirements that a declaration of use be filed in […]

Filed Under: International Trademarks, Madrid Protocol, Trademarks

Canadian Trademark Laws Undergoing Massive Changes

Nicholas Wells April 23, 2016

Canadian Trademark Laws Undergoing Massive Changes

Canada is in the midst of a massive update to its trademark laws.  Here are three key changes: Canada is starting to use the Nice Classification system for goods and services. Currently, a Canadian trademark application lists all wares (goods) and services in a single, sometimes lengthy listing.  Soon these will be divided into “classes”, as happens […]

Filed Under: International Trademarks, Madrid Protocol, Trademarks Tagged With: canada, legislation, madrid, trademarks

Oops.  India trashes 166,000 trademark applications

Nicholas Wells April 23, 2016

Oops.  India trashes 166,000 trademark applications

Earlier this month, the Indian Trademark Office abandoned (marked as “dead”) 166,771 pending trademark applications.  More recently, they have issued notices that allow applicants to have their trademark applications reinstated if they act quickly. But the whole thing has raised a lot of concerns.  And eyebrows. Under Indian law, the Indian Trademark Office will issue […]

Filed Under: International Trademarks, Trademarks Tagged With: India, trademarks

TriVita Loses on NOPALEA Trademark

Nicholas Wells June 5, 2015

TriVita Loses on NOPALEA Trademark

My colleague, patent attorney Ken Horton, has written a guest post and offered to share it on my blog.  Ken writes: The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently issued a trademark ruling relevant to many Utah companies that sell nutritional supplements.  In re TriVita, Inc., 2014-1383 (Fed. Cir. 2015).  In this decision, the […]

Filed Under: Trademarks

Nicholas Wells September 30, 2014

Weird and Unexpected Trademarks

In the weird and wonderful world of trademarks, lawyers are used too receiving odd requests for trademarks applications and advice.  But occasionally the more experienced law firms—places like Kirton McConkie in Salt Lake City and Baron Warren Redfern in London, both of which deal with trademark prosecution and trademark infringements—receive requests to assist with truly […]

Filed Under: Trademarks Tagged With: celebrities trademarks weird

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Traveler, writer, trademark lawyer. Amateur linguist. Christian. Father of four. Read More

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  • Is A Franchise Right For You? Pros and Cons of Buying Into a Brand
  • How These Common Naming Mistakes and Disasters Can Drown Your Business
  • THE RIGHT TO THEIR OWN IDEAS
  • CULTURAL APPROPRIATION AND TRADEMARKS: DISNEY’S HAKUNA MATATA
  • Proposed USPTO Rule: All Foreign Trademark Owner Must Use a US Lawyer

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