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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +
A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark would be a company's logo such as the Nike "Check" or McDonald's "Golden Arches."  less -
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State Trademark Registration

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The United States has two levels of trademark registration: state and federal. A state trademark registration is issued by a state office and protects a trademark only in that state, whereas a federal trademark is issued by...more

Lowndes

Cannabis Conundrum: No Federal Trademark Protections Without Federal Legalization

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Despite the trend of state legalization of cannabis and overwhelming market attention paid to cannabis companies, owners of cannabis businesses still cannot obtain federal trademark protection for their cannabis related...more

McAfee & Taft

Weeded out?

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Recently, Oklahoma joined the ranks of the 30 states that have legalized medical marijuana, but the state still has work to do on just how to implement its new law. As usual, the devil is in the details. Even though Oklahoma...more

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MarkIt to Market® - February 2018

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The February 2018 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® discusses changes to Canadian trademark law, Federal Trade Commission versus California state rules for the "Made in the USA" designator, and lists the new gTLD...more

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