Trademarking a Name


Recent Trademarking a Name Articles

Good Domain Names Grow Scarce

Most of the good, short words you would want for making a great domain name are already taken  Read more

How to Buy a URL

Here are 5 tips on finding and obtaining the rights to a good domain name.  Read more

Can You Spot the Real Utube?

Millions of Web surfers couldn't, so now there's a lawsuit.  Read more

What Web Site Builders Need to Know about Trademark Law

Doing business on the Web doesn't spare you from many of the same laws and customs that govern businesses in the physical world. You must pay especially c...  Read more

Trademark Usage Trumps Domain Name Registration in Internet Battle

In a recently issued decision, Brookfield Communications, Inc. v. West Coast Entertainment Corp. , F.3d, 50 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1545 (9th Cir. 1999) the N...  Read more

Are You Legally Permitted to Use Your Chosen Business Name?

Your first step depends on whether you plan to incorporate your business. If you do, you should check with the Secretary of State's office in your state c...  Read more

Conducting a Trademark Search

If you want to find out whether the name you've chosen for your Web site or the trademark you've chosen for your products or services is available, you'll...  Read more

How Federal Trademark Registration Works

It is possible to register certain types of trademarks and service marks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). Federal registration puts the re...  Read more

Hot Tip: Trademark Registration

International companies can sometimes offer good prices on services. Case in point: Rider McDowell of Knight-McDowell Labs, in Carmel, Calif., wanted to t...  Read more

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