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Trademark Symbol: $219.95 Federal Trademark Registration Lawyer

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Federal Trademark Symbol Registration

Trademark Meaning: What is a Trademark?

A trademark symbol registration gets created to mark and discern goods, products, or services to indicate their source of ownership throughout the United States. A trademark can be a name, word, symbol, phrase, slogan, design, or an assortment of these. Customers identify you in the marketplace and differentiate you from your competitors through your trademark. Trademarks are intellectual property that provides legal protections for your brand. Trademarks don’t allow you to own or have rights to the use of words or phrases, only to how they get used with your products or services. Clever and distinctive trademarks are more effective and facilitate protection over generic and descriptive ones. A trademark symbol registration lets consumers and competitors know that you’re claiming the trademark.

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Benefits of a Trademark Symbol Registration

A trademark enlists the power of the US Government in protecting your company and brand from infringement and the potential registration of confusingly similar marks. After registering your trademark, others will be able to search for existing trademarks and find yours unavailable to use, and the government will refuse registrations of existing trademark symbols. With non-registered trademark symbols, others don’t have limits using them in other geographic locations, whereas registered trademarks are unavailable nationwide. Registered trademark have the right to use ®, showing competitors that you’re serious about protecting your intellectual property. Trademark symbol registrations grant the right to sue in court and obtain monetary damages while also helping you to convince others to stop using a mark without the need to go to court.

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Registered Trademark Symbol

You can use ™ on your trademark without federal registration, but to show your competition that it is registered nationwide and to repel intellectual property thieves, use ® or ©. The trademark symbols include:

  • ™ (alt+0153 on your keyboard)
  • ® (alt+0174)
  • © (alt+0169)

Trademark Status: How long does it last?

A trademark symbol registration is perpetual while it gets renewed every ten years, although you can reapply in advance after the 5th year as long as it meets specific requirements. The trademark must still get used as it was when originally registered. You are responsible for policing and defending your trademarks and challenging any individual or entity trying to use or file a trademark overlapping your registration.

Trademark Examples

Many types of trademarks exist and can get combined in several ways. Examples of Trademarks include:

  • Products
  • Company logos
  • Brand names
  • Slogans
  • Sounds
  • Fictitious characters
  • Symbols
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State vs Federal Trademark

There are two types of trademark registrations in the U.S., state and federal. State trademark symbol registrations only protect your brand in that state and are usually simple and less expensive to do but could be taken from you in other states. Registering a federal trademark can be costly and require more effort but provides your trademark protection throughout the United States with greater legal capacity.

Servicemark vs Trademark

The difference between trademarks and service marks is that service marks get used for services, and trademarks typically refer to goods and products.

Trademark vs Copyright

The difference between a copyright and a trademark as intellectual property protection tools is that a copyright protects the contents and creations of a business, whereas a trademark protects the items that distinguish or identify a business entity from another, such as the logo or slogan.

U.S. Trademark Search: How to find out if your trademark is available

We ensure that your trademark is available with a preliminary USPTO trademark database search within our Federal Trademark service. If you’re unfamiliar with the database system, you can ask us to do it for you and avoid an incorrect trademark search and registration.

Trademark Registration Lawyers and Intellectual Property Law Firm

Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. wields nearly five decades of experience and commitment in helping entrepreneurs incorporate, litigate, and protect their business, assets, and intellectual property. Trademarks are a significant legal process, but the price doesn’t have to be; we will not be undersold while we stand behind a 110% lowest price guarantee. In most things, you get what you pay for, at AmeriLawyer.com, we provide top-quality service through subsidizing the cost to our clients via meticulous administration of resources. Call our law firm for a prompt and free consultation at (800) 603-3900 or fill out our short Trademark Inquiry Form and we’ll get back to you within a few business hours.

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The Benefits Of Registering A Federal Trademark

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As an entrepreneur, you will spend days and weeks coming up with a name for your business or products. Because of the effort put into creating the mark,  protecting the brand of your company is a concern for the business owner. As a result there are benefits to registering a federal trademark!

A Federal Trademark is a word, name, symbol, phrase, or slogan used to mark and distinguish goods or services. The mark indicates their origin throughout the United States. The federal trademark prevents others from using your registered trademark and also protects you from others using a similar mark.

Registering a Federal Trademark.

The internet and social media advertising is exploding into a common marketing tool that every business today must implement into their business model. The use of a trademark is very important for the protection of your business.

 

Registering a federal trademark provides several advantages:

  1. Public notice to the world that you claim to be the owner of the trademark and/or logo.
  2. You will have exclusive use of the trademark and anyone else would have to seek permission and compensate you for the use of your trademark.
  3. You are able to bring an action in federal court if someone infringes on your trademark.
  4. The U.S. registration can serve as a basis to obtain registration in foreign countries.
  5. The ability to record the U.S. registration with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service to prevent importation of infringing foreign goods, and
  6. Finally, you will have the right to use the federal registration symbol, which is the R in the circle.

Do not delay!

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IdentityTheft.Gov Upgraded To Better Assist Identity Theft Victims

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The Federal Trade Commission’s www.IdentityTheft.gov website has been updated making it easier for consumers to start the process of regaining their identity. The website has many tools that allow identity theft victims to alert law enforcement, the credit bureaus, and the IRS, as well as other necessary parties. The website will also allow victims to file a complaint with the FTC on the same site.

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The website, using the information entered, will create a recovery plan based on the information that the consumer provides. This website, which can also be viewed on mobile devices, should be a great help to many victims of identity theft with the ever increasing use of mobile devices as well as other devices to make purchases as well as store and provide our information for various services and products.

If you are a member of Spiegel & Utrera, P.A.’s General Counsel Club and have business related questions, call (800) 734-9900 or clubassist@amerilawyer.com for assistance. Remember, as a member of the  General Counsel Club, you receive unlimited legal, business, credit and tax advice all year long.

Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. is a corporate law firm with its main offices located in Miami, Florida with offices throughout the United States. As a law firm, we do more than just help you form your business entity. We stand ready to help with the maintenance of your legal business entity! We will assist you with Incorporation Service, Trademarks, Copyrights, Estate Planning, Legal Counsel, Wills,Trusts, Agreements & Leases, Corporate & Company

Be Aware Of Your Rights When Dealing With The IRS

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In a recent matter with the IRS, a business owner had paid a balance due in full for a business tax debt; however, the IRS had used the payment to offset another liability that the business had incurred.

In situations such as these and in order to ensure that taxpayers are aware of their rights when disputing IRS actions, the agency has released a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. Int the business taxpayer’s situation, it is critical to indicate to what debt a payment should be attributed; otherwise, the IRS will designate the payment to any liability that serves the IRS’s interest, such as penalties and interest.

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We The People – Be Aware of Your Rights

It is important, therefore, to be aware of your rights when dealing with IRS decisions as a business owner. These include:

  • The Right to Be Informed
  • The Right to Quality Service
  • The Right to Pay No More than the Correct Amount of Tax
  • The Right to Challenge the IRS’s Position and Be Heard
  • The Rights to Appeal an IRS Decision in an Independent Forum
  • The Right to Finality
  • The Right to Privacy
  • The Right to Confidentiality
  • The Right to Retain Representation
  • The Right to a Fair and Just Tax System

While many issues can be resolved via a phone call to the IRS or a visit to the nearest taxpayer assistance center, more serious disputes can be addressed through an independent forum. These include the Taxpayer Advocate Service (an independent organization within the IRS), the office of Appeals, and the U.S. Tax Court. Representation is strongly encouraged when pursuing an appeal to ensure that your business interests are zealously advocated.

If you are a member of Spiegel & Utrera, P.A.’s General Counsel Club and have any tax related questions, call (800) 734-9900 or clubassist@amerilawyer.com for assistance. Remember, as a member of the  General Counsel Club, you receive unlimited legal, business, credit and tax advice all year long.

 

Raising Money For Your Business Using The Internet

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Crowdfunding is a new and evolving method to raise money for businesses using the Internet. It serves as an alternative source of capital to support a wide range of ideas and ventures. An entity or individual raising funds through crowdfunding typically seeks small individual contributions from a large number of people.

In 2012, Congress enacted the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”). The Jobs Act makes it easier for an entrepreneur or company to find investors and raise capital. By easing various securities regulations, it encourages small business funding. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has promulgated Rules under Title II (Access to Capital for Job Creators) removing the prohibition on general solicitation or general advertising for securities offerings relying on Rule 506 (considered a “Safe Harbor” for the private offering exemption of Section 4(a)(2) of the securities Act of 1993) provided that sales are limited to accredited investors and an issuer takes reasonable steps to verify that all purchasers of the securities are accredited investors. The SEC is expected to finalize its November 5, 2013 proposed Title III (Crowdfunding) Rule this October. Until that Rule is finalized and promulgated, nationwide general solicitation is illegal.

A growing list of states is also allowing the general solicitation of in-state investors through crowdfunding internet platforms. Governor Rick Scott of Florida is expected to sign the Florida Intrastate Crowd Finance Act amending the Florida-based entrepreneurs, small business owners, and others can use web-based crowdfunding platforms as intermediaries for their intrastate funding campaigns. This law amends Florida’s securities transactions law. A Florida entrepreneur or business person will no longer be limited to soliciting financing support from Florida “accredited” or high-net-worth individuals.

Due to the strict requirements and limitations of state and federal laws, advice counsel is necessary for businesses to assure full compliance before crowdfunding activities commence on the internet.

To better understand how crowdfunding  can help your business, speak to one of our attorneys by calling 800-743-9900 or visit our website today!

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Protecting Your Business’s Intellectual Property

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For many small business owners, the topic of intellectual property makes them run in the other direction because of the fallacy that it is not worth their time or effort to secure intellectual property rights. However, many emerging businesses soon discover that a competitor is using their ideas such as packaging, logos, names and other protectable items costing them lost revenue due to consumer confusion.

Unlike patents, which must go through a rigorous application process with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, trademarks can be obtained with relative ease. Your company’s name, logos, slogans and any other identifiable marks consumer relate to recognize your company and its products or services must be registered trademarks to be protected from your competitors. Your company’s reputation is at stake – you must be armed with registered trademarks to protect your company

Do not delay; call us today or visit our website to get the process started!

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Are You Properly Protecting Your Services Or Products

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If you have a product, service, website, or mobile app which you are marketing, protecting your rights to your mark is essential. You have to be able to take advantage of as much protection as you may have.

The federal government has strict regulations regarding whether or not your slogan, logo, or name can become a registered mark. In its simplest format, the difference depends on whether or not is merely “informational” or “generic” or “laudatory” and thus not capable distinguishing this particular product or service from that of someone else. For example, “think green and made in the usa” at some point were considered not to be registrable as being merely informational. The federal government alleged the slogan was not used to identify the product’s origin. In other words, it was not successful or used to identify the source of the product.

Often, as part of that same requirement, the slogan is not actually part of the packaging of the product and only appears in advertising for the product. That is another mistake because it is difficult to establish that the slogan is used as a source identifier.

The federal government requires the slogan, words or logo itself to be inherently distinctive and identify with the product or service so that the general public, upon hearing or seeing the slogan, word or logo relates it to the particular service or product. Some popular examples of this type of slogan is “Just Do It.” for Nike.

Protecting your slogans, words or logo which you use in your business to provide your services or sell your products is often a very difficult proposition and has challenging issues to deal with. You are best served in taking the necessary and proper steps by engaging our law firm to assist you and guide you as you navigate all these steps. Just keep in mind that from the marketing as well as the legal standpoint, the more the slogan, words or logo are used in connection with a product or service, the more weight such use may carry over time in terms of the trademark registration process. Be consistent in your use; make sure the logo mirrors itself everywhere you use it. Keep detailed records and notes as well as copies of all uses in case you ever need to prove your use.

Do not delay; call us today or visit our website to get the process started!

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New York LLC And Publication Requirement

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Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. is a Law Firm that opened for business 40 years ago and its record of outstanding excellence representing more than 260 000 clients has taken us to where we are today. Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. has established a reputation for honesty and distinction in the industry; especially, amongst our repeat clients over the past 40 years. Our professionalism is observed in the level of care and commitment we demonstrate on each and every service we perform . We believe in giving our clients an excellent service because we believe you should get what you pay for!

In New York, every new Limited Liability Company must announce its formation by placing notices in two publications for six weeks, at a cost of up to two thousand dollars. For the price of $779.95, Spiegel & Utrera, P.A. P.C. will form your LLC and complete your publication requirements plus more!

INCLUDES State Filing Fees. “YES! Includes State Filing Fee”, and
INCLUDES Company Seal and Book, and
INCLUDES Certificate of Organization, and
INCLUDES Company Minutes, and
INCLUDES LLC Regulations, and
INCLUDES LLC Ownership Register, and
INCLUDES Banking Resolution, and
INCLUDES Membership Certificate, and
INCLUDES Initial Office Address for LLC, and
INCLUDES Publication Each Week in 2 Newspapers for 6 Successive Weeks,
INCLUDES Filing of Change of Office Address with New York Secretary of State, and
INCLUDES Filing of Publication Affidavit with New York Secretary of State,
INCLUDES Preliminary Name Search, and
INCLUDES 110% Lowest Price Guarantee, and Yes, even Includes Attorney’s Fee (No Hidden Attorney Fees).

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You want your business to grow and understand the benefits of having qualified, experienced counsel behind you but one thing continues to cross your mind: What will it cost? At AmeriLawyer.com, we are committed to making sure you always receive the best price and value on every purchase you make. Our 110% Lowest Price Guarantee is a testament to that commitment.

If you should find a lower price on an item we offer from a legitimate competitor, whether online or otherwise, even if that item is already on sale, we will not only meet 100% of the lower price, we will beat the price by an additional 10% of the difference to thank you for bringing it to our attention.

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Using Social Media As A Business Tool

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As technology progresses and more people use social media as a tool for marketing, several businesses are adapting to this innovation by using social media outlets such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as a tool to increase brand recognition for their business. There are many effective strategies small business owners can undertake to effectively use social media and improve brand recognition for their business.

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For your business, consistency on all social media platforms is highly recommended. Using your company logo as the picture for your account and maintaining uniformity on all platforms will provide followers or users with one consistent image as it relates to your business. Additionally, in order to gain followers, it is important to identify your business’s target audience and post interesting and unique photos, articles and/or videos that your target audience can identify with. Using social media to promote special offers or giveaways will also engage users and encourage them to share some of your postings. It is important to keep your target audience engaged with your business’s postings.

Another effective strategy business owners can use is to interact with profiles of those who influence the business’s target audience. Using social media to interact and connect with users who have a large following may help in gaining exposure through the use of sharing posts or could even lead to someone with a vast following posting something about your business and/or product.

What To Do While Waiting For Lending To Improve

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Small businesses feel the squeeze as banks are tightening their belts

As the economy improves, bankers are seeing a surge in credit applications. However, banks are not positioned to approve loans as quickly as they did in the past because of substantial regulatory hurdles in determining creditworthiness. Following the too-big-to-fail fiasco, much of the credit capacity has concentrated in a handful of large banks, and these banks are taking a more conservative approach. On the other hand, regional and commercial banks that are willing to lend to small businesses are left with little credit to give.

Small business strategies to offset the big-bank credit crunch

The most common alternative to bank lending is high-net-worth individuals. Lending from these individuals can be done through convertible debt or terms of credit. Convertible debt is a blend between debt and equity. It is secured through a convertible note and carries a per annum interest rate until some point in the future when it converts into equity. The conversion usually occurs during the next round of financing and is given warranty coverage or discounted based on the company’s valuation. Terms of credit are only usually given to companies with a solid track record. They come in the form of a senior secured loan with a high liquidation preference, meaning they must be repaid before all other debt or equity holders.

To better understand how convertible debt or terms of credit can help your business, speak to one of our attorneys by calling 800-743-9900 or visit our website today!

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