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By employing patent and trademark surveillance or “watch” services, your company can quickly identify emerging competitive threats, including potentially infringing activities, before those competitors can firmly establish themselves in your
Proper trademark notice, such as presenting the TM, SM, or ® symbol with your company’s mark, tells competitors and customers that your company claims exclusive rights in that mark. Generally, the
A mark can become generic through common use as a noun or verb. The list of marks that have been allowed to become generic (and thus no longer protectable) is long, but
There are lots of options for filing patent applications in both the U.S. and foreign patent offices. For a U.S. resident, those options include: Walking down through these options, options A
Sometimes issues surface during a due diligence investigation that create serious hurdles for finalizing an IP deal. However, it’s rare to come across an issue so serious as to kill
It often can be helpful for an innovator to self-perform a very brief and basic search to see if their innovation is already known to the public. This step can help
