In the ever-evolving realm of business, securing a trademark is akin to staking claim in a fiercely competitive landscape. Yet, what if someone swoops in before you? What if, despite your best-laid plans, another entity or person files for the same trademark just a day prior to your application? Understanding the ramifications of such a [...]
First of all, there is no legal requirement for you to file a trademark. However, it makes sense to do it. Short read: Ideally, you want to file a trademark for your brand as soon as you realize that your brand is valuable and that you don’t want to lose it to somebody else. If [...]
Trademark Assignment: Practical guide to Buying or Selling a Trademark If you are learning about assigning a trademark now, then you must already have a basic understanding of what a trademark is. Inseparable from the concept of a trademark is the goodwill over the trademark in connection with the products and services with which it [...]
The growth of e-commerce has led to many brands that would have only been available to a small area of the global market to now be available worldwide. This causes business owners many challenges. One of these challenges is how to produce, market, and protect a brand that will be sold in multiple jurisdictions across [...]
This is the 3rd article in our series of 3 articles about Chinese trademarks. Read our 1st article here and our 2nd article here. General information about trademark application in China “First-to-File” System: Whoever files a trademark application first, gets the eventual registration. No evidence of use is required to get a registration. Member of Paris [...]
Brexit update: implications for European trademark owners You probably know that the UK will be leaving the European Union on March 29, 2019. This means that it is less than 7 months to the official UK exit after which a lot of things will change. Until now, no one knows what the future of European [...]
You've grown weary of attending to your 9‑to‑5 job as you do not foresee any prospects of career progression. You are very keen to go it alone by starting your online venture as you have seen many of your colleagues and friends strike gold by following that route. However, you have absolutely no idea on how [...]
This may seem like an odd question to ask, but it’s a good one to consider when beginning your journey into a trademark registration territory. Trademark Angel is here to help guide the way! So, you shouldn’t file you are a trademark if: You haven't searched the availability of the mark first Filing without searching [...]
Conduct trademark search is one of the most important and overlooked aspects of the trademark registration process. The purpose of a trademark search is to check if the brand you selected is available for use and registration. Without a proper search, another company may prevent you from using the mark you selected if such use will create trademark confusion in [...]
When a business owner files a trademark logo in Canada or the US, such a logo may be filed in black and white or in color. When a logo is filed in black and white, it may be used in any color. When a logo is filed claiming color, it must used in the color [...]
