Launching a business with the wrong name is expensive. Not because the name was weak, but because it was already taken. If another company holds trademark rights over a name that ...
READ MOREEnrico Schaefer - December 12, 2025 - Conducting a Trademark Availability Search, Trademark Law

Launching a business with the wrong name is expensive. Not because the name was weak, but because it was already taken. If another company holds trademark rights over a name that ...
READ MOREEnrico Schaefer - November 26, 2025 - Protecting Your Trademark from Infringement, Trademark Law

Trade dress protects the visual identity of a product or service to signal where it comes from. It’s a form of intellectual property that applies when customers associate a look...
READ MOREEnrico Schaefer - April 02, 2020 - Coronavirus Legal Issues, Patent Law, Trademark Law

Coronavirus has had an impact on all individuals, industries and businesses, including attorneys and their clients that have pending trademark and patent applications. Do you ha...
READ MOREEnrico Schaefer - March 16, 2015 - Patent

Obtaining a patent in the U.S. can be a very time-consuming and expensive process that typically involves several steps. Prior to filing a patent application with the U.S. Paten...
READ MOREEnrico Schaefer - February 27, 2015 - Trademark Law

So you filed for your trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the application was reviewed by the examining attorney and approved for pub...
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