I am a small business owner and a lawyer myself. What I'm looking for is a reputable, honest, and responsive trademark lawyer to help with my growing business needs. I was wondering who people think are good out there. Thank you.
Some people i know run an independent bakery where they make items using "name brand" items. Ie freddo brownies etc. They have recieved a number of takedown requests from fb relating to their items. Requested from the controlling corp of Cadbury.
Just wondering where they stand. As they are not saying they created the "ingredient" just that their item has it.
Fb post for context: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19KXhNQfoZ/
I’ve never filed a trademark before and I’m getting a bunch of different answers from Google, ChatGPT and business focused websites.
For anyone who has actually gone through the trademark process, how did you handle it when you wanted to file a trademark for a business name?
Is the process different state to state? And what other steps should be done before filing a trademark registration?
I’m mainly trying to figure out how to register business name for trademark without missing something obvious.
Hey everyone,
I'm currently building a subscription tracking app where users can list their active subscriptions, track renewal dates, and see their total monthly spending on the dashboard.
To make the UI clean, I'd like to display visual identifiers next to popular services (like streaming platforms, music apps, cloud storage, etc.). However, I'm concerned about trademark infringement, copyright risks, and getting rejected or flagged on Google Play / App Store for unauthorized brand asset usage.
For developers who have built subscription trackers, password managers, or expense apps:
\* Bundled Assets vs. Dynamic Fetching: Is dynamically fetching favicons/logos via a public API/URL safer than embedding static SVG/PNG files into the build, or does that still carry store review risks?
\* Monograms / Generic Icons: Is sticking to letter badges (e.g., a simple typographic "N" or "S" badge) and category icons (movie reel, headphones) the safest standard approach?
\* Store Rejections: Has anyone faced app review rejections or copyright strikes specifically for displaying third-party brand logos in an informational/indexing context?
I'd appreciate any insights on how you handled this in production or what the best practice is to stay completely safe. Thanks!
I literally just submitted an application last night, I get a call today from a guy with an Indian accent demanding over $1000 to enhance the security for my trademark (re adding on goods and services to the original application) and he wants me to wire it to this media firm in Texas.
I also got an email from an address that was not a .gov address…
He wanted me to wire the money before I hung up the call.
This is absolutely a scam right? First time trademark filer here.
if i would get in trouble for trademark is there a Suttle change ideas
China implements a first‑to‑file system for confirming rights.
Even if you own trademarks or patents overseas, they are not legally protected without registration in China.
If factories counterfeit, resell your designs, molds or brands without authorization,
you will find it difficult to pursue legal liability.
I was kind of floored by this lawsuit and the fact that it’s effectively pushed Rebel into bankruptcy.
Rebel has a pretty obvious differentiation marker with the giant 0g sugar circle on the front of the pint, on top of having a very different product proposition.
“these brands look alike” and “consumers are going to think these brands are connected” still feel like two very different things to me.
Am I missing something about how the consumer-confusion argument works here? Can someone make this make sense?
There are many other ice cream brands that use minimalist font and pastel colors and I personally have never gotten these two brands confused… (I personally also prefer my ice cream with full sugar and soft serve anyway!)
I work in marketing and I’m curious about everyone’s trademark opinion on this.
I keep seeing solo founders and small brand owners (Etsy sellers, Amazon FBA, DTC brands) lose trademark rights simply because they missed a deadline — priority window, opposition period, 10-year renewal. The tools that exist to track this are built for law firms and cost $60-300/month, which makes no sense if you own 1-3 marks.
So I'm testing whether this is worth building before I write a single line of the actual product: a simple tracker for INPI/CIPO/EUIPO/USPTO deadlines with automated alerts, priced at $13-65/month depending on portfolio size.
No app exists yet — this is just a landing page to gauge real interest before I sink weeks into building it.
If you've ever registered a trademark (or thought about it), I'd genuinely appreciate:
- Does this problem resonate, or do you track deadlines fine some other way?
- Would $13-30/month be reasonable for 1-3 marks, or does that feel steep for a solo operation?
https://marktrack-chi.vercel.app/en
Not trying to sell anything — there's nothing to buy yet, just a waitlist. Happy to hear "this is pointless" too, that's useful data.
Hi! I am building a DTC business at the moment, and am looking for advice on trademarking. My business name is unique, with no existing trademarks in the categories I would be filing under, therefore I know it will get accepted. I've also checked the name in both the Canadian and American registers - all good here.
However, given I havent even validated the product offering yet (i.e. we are not live with products, im still working with manufacturers), it is worth trademarking now or later?
Appreciate all the advice - TIA
The trademark I am filing is a name where the first word is Portland. The second word is Shucks, and nobody in the USA has any similar name. The name is in correspondence to the sale of oysters, shellfish not live. I’m not quite sure what to respond with, or what this email is even saying?
I'm currently working on a comic book series and I was wondering if I wanted to shorten my comic brand divinity comics to put the abbreviation DC on the cover would that be an issue
Today I checked on the status. For my name it was entered on 8/11 AAU Processing Complete. Still in pending status.
For my logo it was entered on 8/11 says ITU Unit Action. I do not see anything out of the ordinary on the document when I open it. At the very bottom where it lists every line. It says:
SUPC I
STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
At the top of the document it says: STATUS
748-STATEMENT OF USE - TO EXAMINER
It is also pending. Does this mean there is an issue?
Thank you
Greetings,
I already have my PC hardware comparison website working and i was accepted into amazon associates program last month.
The site shows products such as NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs, AMD Radeon GPUs/Ryzen CPUs, and Intel CPUs/GPUs...
For each product card, I was already using a small manufacturer/product branding images (e.g. GeForce RTX, Radeon, Intel Core) purely to identify the product.
I thought it's fine since other websites do the same, but it hit me that big companies are very aggressive with this kind of thing and sometimes require a written agreement and apparently even amazon would ban you if you use another company's trademark.
I want to know if someone has experience with this, is it fine ? Is it under faire use ?
I sent emails NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel directly to request written permission.
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A year ago a law firm got in my inbox and were posing as benefactors like they were helping me with the trademark procedure.
I paid them lawyer fees and have receipts, I thought they were helping me and then last week I get a message that BOTH my trademark applications have been abandoned due to failure to provide documents for the given deadline.
When I contacted my law firm about this, they never once mentioned "revive the trademark"
Instead they told me to pay them to restart the entire trademark process AND pay for a cease and desist letter because there is another guy in another state attempting to either use the trademarks I have, or file a very similar looking one to mines
This law firm has a prestigious looking website but other than that they have no real online presence.
Was I scammed?
Is there a way I can report them?
Is it possible I can get my money back??
Could I even sue them?
Any advice will be appreciated
I have made a web game which combines chess with among us it doesn't exists it's my idea and during the logo creation process I used crewmate from among us and also the logo resembles among us design i want to know if I would get in some legal troubles over this the game does contain among us mechanics but doesn't reply soely on how among us looks and feel it's just a part of it and also this is only for educational purpose like posting on linkdin hosting on render to let people try and also for my portfolio should I change the logo or I'm I safe lmk
I am a Canadian launching a mobile app. Budget is tight but I want to trademark my name before I go live with my app on the app store and google play. I wanted to get the trademark in the US since I can only afford one trademark. How do I approach this? Where can I find a budget friendly place to do this for me? Any tips are welcome. Thank you
Run a gaming blog, mostly guides and "free rewards" roundups such as how to earn free coins in game X. Got a takedown complaint forwarded by my host last week, a brand protection firm going after a page that had the game's name + "free gold" in the title/URL. 60 hours to fix it or get suspended.
I don't use words like "generator" or "unlimited" and now I've added "not affiliated with X" disclaimers on game specific posts.
Anyone else deal with this? Curious if:
Any real experience appreciated, trying to figure out how much of this is just cost of doing business vs actually fixable.
Say "Falcon" is a registered trademark for a bottled water company, and it's well known. Can a different bottled water company register "Falcon Springs" or "The Falcon Company"? Or does being in the same industry mean only one of them can have "Falcon" at all?
Theres a name that i have for a company. The trade mark is dead/abandoned. Is their any problems that could come with using it? Like extra precautions. I plan on this name my brand and i would hate to spend time building it to.have problems later.
I want to file in for 16, 25,41, and 9.
There is another name i like however there is a company that has very simliar spelling just off by one letter how ever we both would you the same alternate spelling of the word electric. But their trademark is only for furniture class 20. Any problems here? They have a live trademark
