Trademark Law Fundamentals: Purpose, Value, and Core Concepts of Trademarks
Introduction to Trademark Law Michael M. Baylson, Senior Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, summarized this blog post in just four words: “Trademarks are important concepts.” Lontex Corp. v. Nike, Inc., No. 18-5623, at 1 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 3, 2022). For those who would otherwise put this post […]
Forming an LLC Is Not Easy: Business Names & Trademark Law
Over the years, this author has heard time and time again about how “easy” it is to form an LLC. “You can do it online yourself,” many say. “It just takes a few minutes and a few clicks and then you’re in business.” Sometimes free advice is worth far more than what one pays for […]
What Are the Potential Benefits to Filing a Federal Trademark Application?
In our last blog post about trademark law, we considered whether non-lawyers may act as representatives before the USPTO. After reading that post, you now understand that a trademark representative must be a licensed attorney or a person working on behalf of himself. Individuals who are not attorneys are not recognized to practice before the USPTO […]
Are There Laws or Regulations Pertaining to Who Can Provide Trademark Law Advice?
As a lawyer who often practices before the USPTO, I have been asked the question on occasion as to what qualifications a United States resident must possess to act as a trademark representative before said agency. The answer, in brief, is that a trademark representative must be a licensed attorney or a person pleading or […]