We do a significant amount of Trademark work at the Firm. And over the years, one thing we have noticed is that a significant percentage of clients want to name their businesses and products with names that are either (i) very descriptive of what they do or (ii) comprised wholly of common words or phrases.
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In the last year or so millions of people have been laid off from their jobs. Additional millions are worried or concerned that they may be next. It has crossed the minds of many if not most of these people that perhaps they should start their own business to gain control of their destinies and […]
Originally Posted 11/26/05
Virginia Bankruptcy Court Ruling Underscores the Importance of Giving Thought to the Form of Business You Choose To Operate Under
A provision of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, which took effect on October 17, 2005, can have a large impact on what forms of businesses are preferable to operate. […]
ORIGINALLY POSTED AUGUST 26, 2005 BY KURT P. LEYENDECKER
Finally, the second to the last installment in the series!
And really this is perhaps the most important point of your Intellectual Property. What is the point of controlling it and protecting it if you do not intend to leverage it? Unfortunately, successfully leveraging your IP can be […]
ORIGINALLY POSTED AUGUST 4, 2005 BY PETER C. LEMIRE
In the first two installments of this three part series I introduced a scenario that I have seen time and time again. A client will come into my office holding a cease and desist letter from another company demanding that the potential client immediately cease using their […]
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 28, 2005 BY PETER C. LEMIRE
In the first installment of this article I introduced a wide spread problem that business owners may be inadvertently susceptible to that could cause a company to loose the right to use their name in commerce, and discussed entity names. In the second installment I am going […]