There are three main reasons why you would register your trademark. The first is the most common, and this is to stop your competitors from stealing your brand. A trademark gives you that protection, it gives you the statutory monopoly, so it means if somebody uses your brand for the Read more…
I have some incredible trademark tips for you which I have gathered over more than 20 years in which I have gotten more than a thousand trademarks on the trademarks register. I have seen too many people try to do their own trademark applications and get it horribly wrong. Read more…
Is it true that there’s no point in getting your brain registered as a trademark because it’s simply too expensive to enforce? I actually heard this on a business course that I went on, the coach at the front of the class said, “Don’t worry about getting your trademark registered. Read more…
Is your business too small to get trademark protection? I don’t think so, certainly you need to meet your main obligations first. You need to be able to pay your rent, you need to be able to pay your electricity, you need to be able to pay your staff. Read more…
If you are doing a business collaboration with somebody else, I always recommend you create an exit plan so that everybody knows where they stand. So that people know what’s gonna happen, either if things go wrong, or if you get an incredible offer and you want to sell out, Read more…
So, you have a trademark registered and you find out that somebody overseas is using the same one, what can you do? Unfortunately not much, unless there’s some kind of relationship between the two of you, such as if they’re a former employee or a former distributor. If you’re Read more…
If an employee of yours has created a logo for you, can you register that as a trademark? It depends, most employment contracts have a clause saying that any intellectual property that somebody creates during the course and scope of their employment belongs to you as the employer. That then Read more…
What should you do if you’ve got your trademark registered and you find out that somebody else is using it? First double check that your trademark is still valid, go on to the Intellectual Property Office register and double-check. Each country has their own register and most of them Read more…
What should you do if your former employee has taken your business name or your brand name and has registered it as a trademark in their own name? First, you should let them know that they’re not allowed to do that. That’s called a bad faith trademark registration or application. Read more…
If you get your logo created for you on Upwork, or on Fiverr, or one of those sites, or even by a local designer, does that mean that you can register your logo as a trademark? It depends on the terms and conditions and who actually owns the original copyright. Read more…