Counterfeit Wines Leave Bad Taste for Chicago Trademark Lawyer - Recalling Ersatz Pine-Sol

Trademark counterfeiting products affect a wide range of products as the world becomes increasingly flat. Recent stories about counterfeit wine remind one Chicago attorney about the horrors of other counterfeit problems in this story about counterfeit Pine-Sol.

International Trademarks and the Madrid Protocol

Protecting your logo and so on with a trademark is a smart move. Ah, but what about protecting it in the United States AND internationally?

Do Free Trademark Search to Avoid Problems with Your Application

If you are looking to register a trademark, you may be wondering if there is a free way to make sure someone else doesn't already have it. Well, that is both a yes and a no. There is no shortage of sites that can do a quick search without a charge...

Patent and Trademark Attorney: What They Do and Why You Need One

You know that feeling when lightning strikes? Not literally, of course, but that instant of Eureka! An idea so brilliant that you just know this is your one way ticket to easy street. Now, all you have to do is produce and sell your idea. Should be just a hop, skip and a jump to the good life, right?

How To File Trademarks

Various companies, in strive to achieve higher market shares and widespread popularity tend to ignore the importance of trademark registration. Getting a trademark registration, though not a legal mandate, is as crucial as thinking of a name itself.

Do You Need a Registered Trademark?

It's less of a need than a want. Registering a trademark is NOT mandatory. However, are you a business owner, or do you work with a business that does not currently have a trademark registered or pending with the USPTO? If this last statement in any way describes you, then YES, you may benefit from having a trademark.

What You Need to Know About Trademarks

Many businesses have a logo or symbol the represents their company’s identity. It is important to protect your identity. Once you trademark your company’s identity, you own it and no one else can legally use it.

Trademark a Name – How to Register a Trademark for Your Business

So, you finally settled on the perfect name for your product or service – it describes the business without being overly descriptive, it tells your customers exactly what you want them to know and it's catchy. That's fantastic! Finding just the right name is vitally important to the success of any product line or service.

Trademarks - What is a Conflict? What is a Strong Similarity?

Comprehensive trademark research consists of several layers: Researching comprehensive databases, such as Lexis-Nexis or Dialog; Looking for similarities, such as synonyms, word placement & spelling variations; Consultation with a trademark attorney if Conflicts or Strong Similarities arise. The hardest matter to determine is what's going to be a potential problem for you and what isn't. Once that is ascertained, further research into the company or companies is needed.

Trademark Your Business - Lessons Learned

Small business owners learn many lessons the hard way - through the school of hard knocks. I recently experienced my own tough lesson concerning the importance trademarking my business name. Like many solo-entrepreneurs on a tight budget, the thought of trademarking my business name was not high on my priority list. Had I placed more importance on it, I might have saved myself some anxious moments, not to mention a few hundred dollars in attorney fees!

Overview of Trademark Law

Trademark law gives companies the exclusive right to use a given name or design, called a “mark,” for the purpose of identifying the source the of that company’s goods or services. Trademark law is an incentive-based system. Because it gives companies the exclusive right to use a mark in connection with certain goods or services, the company can create a brand that is recognizable by the consuming public. That trademark would be associated with and incorporated into every advertisement the company runs for its goods or services. Repetition of those advertisements containing the trademark causes consumers to associate the mark with the goods and, with enough repetition, consumers buy the goods.

Finding a Real Estate Agent

It takes two to Tango. Your relationship with your Real Estate Agent is almost the same with having a boyfriend and a girlfriend.

Things To Do When Looking For The Right Home

Finding the right home is very important. You will see some things you can do when buying a new home. You will also see some of the best places to look when you are buying.

Expired Listings - Part One

Are expired listings really a profitable source of real estate business, as some agents and real estate trainers claim, or are they just a waste of your time and money?

Revealed! - 3 Negotiating Strategies of Top Sellers

In this article, you'll learn how to get the most money for your home when you go to sell. Learn how to negotiate properly and avoid the BIG mistakes sellers everywhere are making.