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1. what is intellectual property ?

Intellectual property - IP: refers to the legal rights that protect creations of the mind, such as i...

2. What is a trademark?

A trademark is a type of intellectual property right that is afforded to brands in the form of a wor...

3. What is a patent?

A patent is a legal document that grants an inventor exclusive rights to use an invention. All paten...

4. What is a copyright?

5. What is geographical indication?

A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin a...

6. Are trademark and copyright the same thing?

Trademarks and copyright are both forms of intellectual property, but they protect different types o...

7. What is trademark Goodwill?

According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, goodwill is 1. “The favor or advantage that a business ha...

8. What is a service mark?

A service mark is a form of intellectual property protection. The mark prevents competing businesses...

9. What is the difference between a trademark and a service mark?

A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or logo used to brand, identify, and distinguish a product. A...

10. What is a word mark?

A word mark is a trademark typed in standard characters without regard to font, style, size, or colo...

11. Why do you protect a word mark?

A word mark is a type of trademark that consists of a single word or combination of words used to...

12. What is claiming colors?

If you are filing for a design mark, you must decide whether or not you will claim colors. If color...

13. Can I trademark a color?

Many countries accept a color to be registered as a trademark, such as Tiffany blue, Galaxy silk bro...

14. What is a design mark-Logo?

A design mark is used to register a logo, design, graphic, or image. If it also includes wording, su...

15. What is a trademark logo?

A trademark can be a logo or a word. Registering your logo as a trademark is important because, in s...

16. What language should I register my trademark in?

Easy Trademarks advises registering the trademark in the language it will be used and in the officia...

17. Upper case Vs. Lower Case?

In a trademark application for a standard word mark, it does not matter whether the letters are in u...

18. What is a slogan?

A slogan is a memorable phrase created to persuade customers and ensure they remember the product/se...

19. Can a slogan be registered as a trademark? Can a phrase be registered as a trademark?

Yes, a slogan can be registered. However, due to the nature of the words being generic, it may take...

20. Can you trademark your name?

You can trademark your name if you intend to use it in selling goods and services. However, even if...

21. Can you trademark your company name/domain?

You can trademark any word or phrase you would like as long as it is distinctive and unique, whether...

22. When can I use the circle R ® symbol?

The ® symbol can only be used when a trademark is registered and you have received the Certificate o...

23. How should I use the ® symbol?

The ® symbol has typically placed in the upper right hand corner or lower right hand corner of a reg...

24. When can I use ™ Symbol?

The ™ symbol shows that a trademark filing is under process. If your trademark is not registered, TM...

25. What are the types of trademarks available?

There are many types of trademarks to help protect your trademark: trademark, service mark, word mar...

26. What is a certification mark?

A certification mark is a trademark used to demonstrate that a particular product or service complie...

27. What is a collective mark?

A collective mark is a trademark used or intended to be used with goods or services in the course of...

28. Do you need a lawyer to register a trademark?

In the absolute, if you are not a resident or citizen of a country, then you should assign a local l...

29. Can I register a trademark without a lawyer?

Yes, if you are a resident of the country and able to visit the trademark office, you can register a...

30. What cannot be registered as a trademark?

Trademarks are jurisdictional rights; therefore, each country/jurisdiction can provide a certificate...

31. When is a trademark generic?

A generic trademark, is a trademark or a brand that has become a generic term or synonymous with, a...

32. What is the nice classification?

The Nice Classification (NCL) for trademarks, established by the Nice Agreement (1957), is an intern...

33. What are Classes?

When protecting trademarks, an applicant has to decide what specific goods and services the mark wil...

34. How can I find what class my trademark should be registered on?

There are 45 classes of goods and services, and all Arabic countries use the nice classification of...

35. Why register a trademark?

It is a good idea to register your trademark to use the mark freely, stop others from using it, and...

36. Should I register a trademark when I start a business?

For a startup or an entrepreneur going into a brand new business, registering a trademark would be v...

37. Who can register / own a trademark?

For a startup or an entrepreneur going into a brand new business, registering a trademark would be...

38. Can I register a trademark in my name as an individual?

A trademark can be registered by an individual. Although it can be registered, an individual will no...

39. Do I have to have a business to register a trademark? Or can I register a trademark without an LLC?

Generally speaking, any individual, whether local or foreign, can register a trademark they own. Ver...

40. Can a trademark be sold? Can a trademark be transferred?

Selling or transferring ownership of your trademark is decided by the individual or company that own...

41. What is a trademark search?

A trademark search is a search for all trademarks that have been previously filed or registered in t...

42. What is an identical trademark search?

An identical trademark search provides results of marks exact to the mark searched in the language r...

43. What is a similar trademark search?

A similar trademark search provides results of marks that are similar in pronunciation or look to th...

44. What is knockout search?

A knockout search provides results of marks that are identical or HIGHLY similar, providing the appl...

45. Can I do a Trademark Search via the Internet?

Some trademark searching can use the USPTO Web Trademark Database: U.S. federally registered tradema...

46. Why should I do a trademark search?

A trademark search is usually cheaper than a trademark filing. It provides visibility for whether or...

47. When should I do a trademark search?

For trademark searching to be effective, you must have a couple of trademarks you are interested in....

48. Can you search for a trademark as an image?

In general, you can search by image, logo, word, phrase, number, or symbol. However, due to limitati...

49. What is trademark watch?

Trademark watching entails monitoring official gazettes and flagging potentially conflicting applica...

50. How to register a trademark?

The trademark registration process varies from one country to the next and is dependent on the speci...

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