A trademark for your company's product is an important form of intellectual property protection. By claiming a trademark for "Acme Widgets," other companies are restricted from using the same name in ...

A company works hard to create a widely recognized product identity -- such as the distinctive lettering of Coca Cola, or Nike's swoosh -- and protects its intellectual property by trademarking the ...

I recently became a student of what I practice and teach: the law. As a corporate attorney, I’m not an expert in intellectual property law (trademarks, copyright, patents). Due to this lack of ...

The Colombian Trademark Office has held that all information provided to consumers with regard to goods and services - including the ® symbol - must be true, demonstrable and appropriate, and must not ...

In a case involving the sign THERMOROLL®, the German Federal Supreme Court has held that use of a trademark in conjunction with the ® symbol by a party who is not the owner or licensee of the mark, or ...