Because your brand name (blog name) and logo are part of the DNA of your brand and your business, applying for registration of the copyright and trademark of both is an important consideration. Do you need to register a trademark and copyright for your logo or brand name? You certainly don...
Copyright & Trademark: What’s The Difference? Trademarks protect your brand names, logos, and slogan authenticity while copyright protects ownership of the original works of the author. Therefore, the unique mark is all about avoiding confusion in the market by protecting the use of brand identiti...
Wondering how to own and protect your business name? You can trademark or copyright a business name, logo and brand with our registration services.
A company name or product name can be trademarked. For example, Apple is trademarked and so is the iPhone. These are important business assets. Controlling the mark and its use is important for a company's brand management. A trademark is not automatic. Registering a trademark (or receiving...
Maximum trademark protection applies when your trademark is formally registered. However, “common law” rights mean you could still have some legal protection if somebody uses a slogan, name, or image that you’re using to identify or distinguish your brand. Common law rights also tend to be ...
How to copyright / trademark a logo. Understand the difference between copyright and trademark law in terms of your logo and business name.
Trademark protects the brand aspect of your logo and can also protect the name of your business but would need to file two separate trademarks, one for the logo and one for the name (doubling the filing costs). Filing a trademark for your logo, does NOT automatically trademark the name. ...
A government body responsible for registering patents and trademarks in your jurisdiction can register a trademark. In plain words, this can be your business name, logo, brand mascot, or product name. However, you cannot register your own name as apersonal brandunless it is truly unique and wi...
or other source-identifying material or otherwise give the impression of affiliation with or endorsement by Salesforce (e.g., a name or brand that may be viewed as being a part or extension of a Salesforce trademark “family”). You may not use abbreviations or translations of any of Sales...
However, a trademark actually goes a bit further, prohibiting any marks that have a “likelihood of confusion” with an existing one. Therefore, a business can’t use a symbol or brand name if it looks similar, sounds similar, or has a similar meaning to one that’s already on the books...