Microsoft Blocks Apple From Trademarking ‘App Store’
Microsoft has made moves to block Apple from trademarking the phrase “app store.” Apple filed for this patent on July 17, 2008 and Microsoft has motioned for a summary judgement to keep the phrase “app store” free for all to use. “An ‘app store’ is an ‘app store.’ Like ‘shoe store’ or ‘toy store,’ it [...]
Read MoreBefore Investing Start-Up Dollars, Do A Trademark Search Before Choosing A Business Name
Picture this…Some friends and I decide to start an internet business and we choose a catchy and SEO friendly name. We invest money into start-up operation costs. We purchase the domain name, legally incorporate, obtain business bank accounts, hire personnel, create a logo, and order marketing materials. We send out press releases and obtain investors. [...]
Read More5 Tips to Protect Trademarks Online
With the explosion of blogs, vlogs, online magazines, and numerous internet businesses, there is tons of unprotected intellectual property on the internet. What is intellectual property? Intellectual Property are creations of the mind. These creations include trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Trademarks are one of the most common forms of intellectual property on the internet. [...]
Read MoreHow Ed Lover Can Win His C’Mon Son Domain Name Dispute
Yesterday this site posted a story about Ed Lover’s dispute over the domain name C’mon Son. Basically Ed Lover has been using the phrase “C’mon Son” as a catchy phrase during his You Tube videos and to name his video episodes. Arguably we can conclude that Ed Lover does have a trademark right to the [...]
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