Before launching a new product or service, take some some to make certain you have chosen a good trademark. The new brand owner wants the mark to be . . . …
For most people, finding and hiring the right attorney can be daunting. When it comes to identifying a trusted trademark lawyer to guide your brand in the global marketplace, the task can be even more…
“Even a great brand needs investment and caring if it’s going to retain its relevance and vitality.” These words were echoed by Steve Jobs when he introduced the Apple Think Different campaign a few years…
Every brand needs a dream team. That team consists of not only people who help create, communicate, manage, direct, and protect the brand, but also . . .…
Trademark experts Cheryl Hodgson and Bill Finkelstein discuss whether a local business needs a trademark registration. As a country of small local shopkeepers, the US by tradition grants some protection without a registration. …
Related in that both Jim Cramer and Perez Hilton are iconic personal brands to their respective audiences, brands launched on the Internet and leveraged into off-line profitable empires. Personal brands are no less valuable or…
Brandjacking, or theft of domains is one of the fastest growing crimes on the Internet. Each week, nearly 3,500 domains are hijacked from rightful owners. If left unchecked, this can seriously impact the value…
.google is one of the first gTLD's to go live and among the first of hundreds to come. Are your trademarks registered with the Trademark Clearing House?…
You're a genius! You've come up with the most original, mind-blowing, market-shattering brand name imaginable - and you're already getting it out there with marketing materials, through your network, on the web. Check yourself against…
Imagine if the recipe for COKE was suddenly disclosed for all to know—a multi-billion dollar business would lose its fizz. The formula for COKE is said to be the most heavily guarded trade secret of…