Clients, existing and prospective alike, regularly ask: Do I really need a trademark registration or can common law rights be enough. Typically, we then discuss the benefits o...
READ MOREBrian Hall - December 02, 2016 - Trademark Basics, Trademark Law
Clients, existing and prospective alike, regularly ask: Do I really need a trademark registration or can common law rights be enough. Typically, we then discuss the benefits o...
READ MOREBrian Hall - November 28, 2016 - Trademark Cease and Desist Letter Issues, Trademark Law
Trademark disputes typically start with a trademark owner sending a cease and desist letter to the user of a mark the trademark owner believes infringes upon its rights. Those ...
READ MOREBrian Hall - November 07, 2016 - Protecting Your Trademark from Infringement, Trademark Law
Sometimes trademark infringement can feel like a David versus Goliath, with Goliath a trademark infringement Plaintiff and Defendant seemingly with everything to lose. The ...
READ MOREBrian Hall - November 02, 2016 - Protecting Your Trademark from Infringement, Trademark Law
LinkedIn was founded in 2002, Facebook was founded in 2004, YouTube was founded in 2005, Twitter was founded in 2006, Instagram and Pinterest were founded in 2010 and Snapchat w...
READ MOREBrian Hall - October 31, 2016 - Outside General Counsel Law, Trademark Law
In the United States, trademark rights belong to the first user of a distinctive trademark in commerce. These are known as common law trademark rights. A trademark registrati...
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