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Protecting Your Brand in China
The general rule of thumb for trademarks in the U.S. – and everywhere else, for that matter – is “the earlier, the better.” It’s almost always the right move to file a trademark application as early as possible, and well in...more
Campaign season makes ripe political commentary. On February 28, 2016, comedian John Oliver featured a segment on his show “Last Week Tonight” about the Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump....more
Staking an early claim to a brand has inspired many hasty (and sometimes ill-advised) trademark applications. For example, trademark applications representing political rallying cries and pop culture slogans such as JE SUIS...more