Raleigh Trademark Attorneys & Lawyers

What Are Proprietary Rights?

Proprietary rights, also known as property rights, are the theoretical or legal rights that an entity has to own property, whether tangible or intangible. Property rights are some of the most basic rights in a free society. They give individuals the right to accumulate, own, hold, delegate, rent, or sell their property. Within economics, property rights form the basis for all market exchange, and they don't always refer only to what's lawful. They might also refer to what is ethical or moral.

The definition of property is expansive. Property can include physical resources, land, non-human creatures, and intellectual property.

Who has the right to what property isn't always clear. If you own a car and the title is in your name, you have property rights to that car. Not every case of property rights i

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What Are Incontestable Trademarks?

Incontestable trademarks are trademarks that under normal circumstances are immune from being challenged. To be declared incontestable, a trademark must not have been acquired fraudulently, and must have been in consistent use for five consecutive years. At this point, the trademark owner can file a Declaration of Incontestability under the Lanham Act, Section 15 between the fifth and sixth anniversary of registering the trademark.

What Is a Section 15?

A Section 15 is simply a sworn statement you file which is placed on the Principal Register and declares your rights on the mark to be incontestable. Not only is it recommended that

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Updated October 30, 2020:

Trademark Class 42 is a trademark class used by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This category includes technical or scientific services in relation to the practical and theoretical aspects of complex fields. These services would include those provided by engineers, chemists, computer programmers, physicists, and similar occupations. Class 42 also includes services provided by engineers undertaking research, estimates, evaluations, and reports in the technological and scientific fields as well as scientific medical research purposes.

Trademark Class 42 services include but are not limited to:

• Architectural consultation or services
• Oil-field exploitation analysis
• Artwork authenticating
• Biological research
• Bacteriological research
• Calibration
• Chemical analysis and research
• Cartography
• Chemistry se

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What Is a Trademark Symbol?

There are two main trademark symbols: ™ (HTML: &amp#8482; or &amptrade; or Unicode: U+2122) and ® (HTML: &ampreg; or Unicode: U+000AE) and a third less common: ℠ (HTML: &amp#8480; or Unicode: U+02120). These symbols promote a piece of intellectual property and its trademark status. They distinguish a company's goods and services. You should use trademark symbols with a range of intellectual property, including your brand name, your product names, your logo, and your slogan.

The ™ symbol stands for trademark. This is sometimes called a common law trademark or unregiste

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Updated July 16, 2020:

How to Patent a Logo

While you can learn how to patent an idea, logos cannot be patented because the term patent describes ownership that protects inventions.

However, logos can be protected in a similar way by a trademark or service mark. Trademarks protect logos attached to products while service marks protect logos attached to services. Both trademarks and service marks are often referred to as trademarks. Following these established steps is the best way to trademark your logo.

Reasons to Trademark Your Logo

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