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Can a Business structure be Patented?
In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 3/16/2007
I have recently come across new bussiness Idea. It is for an entertainment services company. Can this be patented? Or is it just the bussiness structure that can be patented? This is a franchise I hope to st...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Patent of New Business IDEA not product
In Is it Patentable?    -  updated on 8/29/2003
what do i need to do or can i even apply for a patent of a new application of a education service. there is no invention of a product, but some 30 hours of internet research has not indicated anyone has used...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Discovery of business method / patent and employer claim to right
In Patent Monetization    -  updated on 9/30/2008
I work for a company that makes widgets. These widgets are used by other companies to provide consumers a service. If I discovered and patented a business process that makes it so companies no longer need to...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Trademarking business name
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I'm starting a new e-commerce retail business next year and I had a few questions in regards to trademarking a name.
My goal is to avoid any trademark infringements, like most of us here, and I�...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Trademarked business titles
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have searched the Federal database and found that a shop name I am currently using is not trademarked, however, I have been contacted by an attorney stating that I am committing trademark infringement by u...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
I have a registered business name trademark
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a registered business name trademark but have been seeing a lot of companies with similar...yet not exact names. Enough that it has the potential to affect an online search.

I have three qu...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
TM questions from new business owner
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
great forum. I have a few questions that I was hoping someone here could help me out with. I am new business owner and we would like to trademark our name as it is an outdoor clothing/equipment company. I�...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Use of other company
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
This is probably a really simple question, so please excuse my ignorance.  Here's the hypothetical:

A party starts a consulting business that specializes in teaching people how to use a ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Business with logos worried about copyright!
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I'm starting a dog tshirt business and I've been told I would breach copyright on a few of my logos. But then I was also told that if you change a logo by 10% it doesn't matter you've sli...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Business trademarked my name and issued cease and desist
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hi, I'm new here and need some advice.

I have a corporation that was established in 2002 operating in KS and MO in the KC Metro area. A company with the same name operating locally in a diffe...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Smartest and cheapest way of TM a business name
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I am starting a online company and I currently have a logo and name what would the smartest way for me to go about protecting my name and logo from competition and copycats?

Would I trademark it or Se...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Business Name + Domain?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
This may seem a bit silly to some, but I am planning to make a business within an existing online MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). It will be a completely non profit business in the s...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Using a business name already used abroad
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I have a quick question.  I have a name for a cycle tour company I intend to start in England.  The name is great, but it is already used by a bike shop in Canada.  There is no geographical or...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Jewelry business trademark protection
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hello,

My wife just started a jewelry design and manufacture business. Her name is also the business' name (just like "HARRY WINSTON", "ERICA COURTNEY", etc.).

She has two l...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
How to trademark business name? Need help please..
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I would like to trademark the name of my business, and was attempting to file through legalzoom.com. My company will be designing pet playhouses, toys and products.

Basically at this point I just want...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Business Names
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I'm looking to start a business (LLC) and have picked out a name.  When searching for the business name in the CA Business Search DB the name was already registered but it was a clothing company.  ...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Same business name, different country
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
My partner and I recently started a new venture in the United States, and we have a great name for it and started branding all of our products with the name.  We did do due diligence in checking to make...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Is amount of business a factor?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
I own a trademark that is registered.  Another party has since begun using the identical trademark on the same goods.  They have had more success than me.  I have only sold a minimum amount bu...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
What constitutes business use of TM
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
What level of activity constitutes business use of a trademark? Is a sale or contract required or can advertising or correspondence also count as business usage?   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
Using a common word for a business name - Trouble?
In Trademark    -  updated on 2/26/2009
Hi!

I am in the process of coming up with a name for a small company. Right now, we are considering going with a very common word for the name. A good example would be "Circus" or maybe &quo...   Read More Answer this question   Answer Answer this question
 
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