8 Dangerous Myths about Trademark Registration
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1. EVERY successful business has them.
2. Trademarks are like fire insurance. You never want to actually need it.
3. You wouldn’t let your child go to a battlefield without protection gear and ammo. Or would you?
3 Eternal Truths About Trademarks
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What you will learn:
1. What trademarks are and why we need them
2. 7 benefits of trademark registration
3. When you should register your trademarks
4. 8 deadly myths about trademark registration
5. Q&A
6. Free goodies!
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Why listen to me?
Author of The Ultimate Insider’s Guide to Intellectual Property.
IP lawyer with 20 years of experience.
Provided legal services to clients ranging from one-man startups to:
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Where Can You Get More Info?
1. The Ultimate Insider’s Guide to Intellectual Property: http://ipbook.ca
2. Series of educational cartoons on trademarks: http://trademarkfactory.ca/cartoons
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Definition of a Trademark
A trademark is a feature unrelated to the characteristics of your products or services which allows your business to help customers and consumers distinguish your products and services from identical or similar products and services of everyone else.
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5 main things to trademark:
1. The name of your business
2. Names of your products
3. Names of your services
4. Logos you use to identify your business, products, or
services
5. Taglines you use to identify your business, products,
or services
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7 Benefits of Trademark Registration
#1
Protection is FEDERAL
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7 Benefits of Trademark Registration
#2
Protection BEFORE use
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7 Benefits of Trademark Registration
#3
Presumption of VALIDITY and OWNERSHIP
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7 Benefits of Trademark Registration
#4
Valuable ASSET=
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7 Benefits of Trademark Registration
#5
FREE and AUTOMATIC protection
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7 Benefits of Trademark Registration
#6
Found in the REGISTER
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7 Benefits of Trademark Registration
#7
Makes it easier to protect the brand
internationally
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3 Situations To Register Your Trademarks
1. Imagine receiving a cease-and-desist letter demanding that you change the name of your business, your products or your services.
If the cost of rebranding would be high or if you think you might consider fighting over this in court—register your trademarks.
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3 Situations To Register Your Trademarks
2. Imagine seeing your competitor use YOUR trademark to advertise THEIR products and services.
If you think you might consider fighting over this in court—register your trademarks.
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3 Situations To Register Your Trademarks
3. Will your trademarks help you get more money for your business if you decide to franchise, license out, expand or sell your business in the future?
If your brand has value to potential buyers and franchisees—register your trademarks.
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MYTH #1: We’re too small / It’s too early 1. OK with losing your
brand?
2. OK with your competitor using your brand?
3. No value in your brand if it was ever to become successful?
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MYTH #2: I already registered my company name, I don’t need a trademark
PepsiCo Inc.
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MYTH #3: My brand should describe my products and services
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MYTH #4: If I can use it, I can register it & If I can register it, I can use it
CAN USE CAN’T USE
CAN REGISTER Trademarks that infringe unregistered prior rights
CAN’T REGISTER Descriptive marks
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MYTH #8: All trademarking firms are the same.
I just need to find the one with the
lowest price…
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2. Report: 5 Trademarking Rip-Offs You Should
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