Trademark Questions

I am currently in the process of building a website and would like to know how I can register a trademark for the name of my website (to avoid possible problems with the competition). What I am...

Trademark Domain

asked Apr 10 '12 at 06:53

Ben
136 points

The name that we'd like to use for a new web application is a 2-word name (e.g. "Leaf Quick", with a space) that's already a registered trademark in the reverse (e.g. "QuickLeaf", no space). Both...

Trademark

asked Apr 6 '12 at 10:01

Buggy Licious
3 points

I have a great idea for a company name, but it requires the semicolon character ; in order to work. Do you think it would be possible to have a semicolon in the company name? I know...

Company Branding Trademark Name

asked Mar 16 '12 at 01:07

Eero Heikkinen
118 points

I make some polls on my website, like : What do you prefer Ford Explorer or Toyota 4Runner? Is such a poll allowed without explicit permission of Toyota and Ford? Next step: Can I use their...

Copyright Logo Branding Trademark

asked Feb 20 '12 at 23:05

Alisia123
13 points

I've been doing choosing of an appropriate domain name for my upcoming startup and I've identified a bunch of potentially usable names. They are available on COM. But! They are rather generalistic...

Trademark Domain

asked Jan 26 '12 at 21:41

Fobo
6 points

I live in Austria, Europe. I am a software developer and I would like to distribute my software under the name of my company. So I consider the following: I might want to register the name for...

Company Logo Trademark Name

asked Jan 23 '12 at 02:38

Martin
130 points

I'm wondering what, if anything, my company should do about a cease and desist from a huge company. In a nutshell, we received a letter from a senior attorney to "cease any and all use of the trade...

Legal Trademark Name

asked Jan 25 '12 at 06:03

Jamie
128 points

Just got quoted 3k from our legal team to file for a trademark. They cited their search report was much more thorough than what we could do on our own. Anybody filed successful trademarks on their...

Legal Trademark

asked Jan 14 '12 at 08:47

Eric Littleton
107 points

I'm thinking of starting a small web design company and I want to use the word "Apollo" within it. Is this a word I have to ask permission to use from NASA or something? Especially if I call it...

Copyright Trademark Name

asked Dec 28 '11 at 14:28

Michael Rader
118 points

Ok, I think I'm going to give up my company name (see here: Trademark infringement - does it really sounds that bad? ) Given my situation I need to make sure: Nobody will go after me again (it...

Business Naming Trademark Domain

asked Dec 14 '11 at 07:05

Katit
276 points

Is the uppercase implementation of Android the only thing that is trademark, like it is with Google or both, because android is in reference to a robot? If they did trademark both does that...

Trademark Android

asked Dec 15 '11 at 04:22

Daryl
16 points

When my company first got setup and registered domains, we were unable to get the .com of our company name, as it was already registered. We have all of the other top level domains for our name...

Legal Trademark Domain

asked Dec 17 '11 at 03:31

Bwasson
1,162 points

Ok, I want to know your opinions on my situation. Ideally I'd like examples and outcomes.. I have company registered as IBATT and domain name was also available (spent tons of time finding this...

Trademark

asked Dec 6 '11 at 10:28

Katit
276 points

I'm planning to build an addon for a platform, can I register a domain name with that platform's name in it? i.e. iphone-flashlight.com firefox-debugger.com search-onstartups.com What do you...

Legal Trademark Domain Name

asked Nov 27 '11 at 01:11

The Dictator
2,305 points

I'm planning a site where users can upload race results of races they either participated in or were the organizer/owner of. This is in a specific animal racing niche. There is one race in...

Copyright Trademark

asked Oct 19 '11 at 04:32

Dustin Kendall
108 points

I have business I want to start online. I already have the domain name and very soon the logo. I want to offer this services to anyone online. So what is the best way to protect the name of my...

Legal Copyright Trademark

asked Oct 19 '11 at 05:16

Jean Nicolas Boulay Desjardins
162 points

I am building a web app where users will be able to add content to it. Pictures, texte, video, etc. I was wandering what would happen if a user puts something illegal. Am I responsable? Or is...

Legal Copyright Trademark

asked Oct 19 '11 at 12:35

Jean Nicolas Boulay Desjardins
162 points

I've recently registered a domain name, but was contacted by a big-name toy company recently, saying my domain name infringed on their trademark. The domain name does contain a toy's name (within...

Legal Trademark Domain

asked Oct 14 '11 at 04:43

Locuz
11 points

I have some ideas that I plans to execute later. But for the moment, I want to "secure" the name, logo etc. of the business. I for one cannot seem to figure out the difference between the company...

India Trademark Registration Name

asked Sep 28 '11 at 05:32

Sriram
174 points

I have registered a state trade mark for products I am selling in Hawaii. I am also starting to sell them over the internet on the mainland (mail order) so I am wondering if this gives me national...

Trademark

asked Sep 7 '11 at 05:20

Aline
6 points