Trademarks/Experts
| Expert | Average Ratings | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
Shannon Moore, TradeMark ExpressU.S.
Available
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I am able to answer the following types of questions: general trademark, general common-law, business start-up, research, name research, name creation, business name research, company name research, general copyright questions Can not answer: Cannot & will not dispense legal advice; however, I am able to refer people to intellectual property attorneys who can assist with any legal questions | |
Paul BurkhartU.S.
Available
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I can answer questions about procedures and registration for Florida and U.S. trademarks. |
Recent Answers
2009-10-16 use of NFL Team logos:
Dear Manuel, To obtain permission would likely mean licensing the rights from each organization. Here's info on how to do that for the NFL: http://www.ehow.com/how_4466518_obtain-nfl-licensing-agreements
2009-10-09 Trademark of "phrase":
Dear Linnea, I did some research into Barbie & how they react to others using their marks, even if it's a derivation of it and they do have a history of opposing marks using the word Barbie in them
2009-10-08 Trademark First or Business First:
Dear Usuff, Yes you can trademark a name without being in business at all. Your application would be filed as an Intent to Use. Check out this blog post for details on what that timeline is like: http://tmexpress
2009-10-05 Use of celebrity name in a product poking fun at him:
Dear Chris, Using it & filing for a trademark are going to be 2 separate issues. If you want just to use the name for the game, I'd still recommend running it by an intellectual property attorney to
2009-09-25 Trademark series:
Dear Jason, Beverages are split into two different classes IC 32 & IC 33 (http://tmexpress.blogspot.com/2009/08/trademark-international-class-classes.html) and based on your examples, you'd have 2 applications
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