Trademark FAQs - related questions & answers

Question: Do you need to be a corporation to obtain a trademark?

Answer:
No. The trademark applicant is the one who owns the mark. Normally the person who produces the goods or who renders the services related to the mark controls the use of the mark.

Question: What is a common law search? How can I do one?

Answer:
A common law search involves searching records other than the federal register and pending application records. It may involve checking phone directories, yellow pages, industrial directories, state trademark registers.

Question: How do I find out if I need patent, trademark and/or copyright protection?

Answer:
Patents protect inventions and improvements to existing inventions. Copyrights cover literary, artistic, and musical works. Trademarks are brand names and/or designs which are applied to products.
 

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