A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of a fishing trip in northern Maine....
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Small businesses have great trademarks too: two recent examples
Here are some of many things your business does NOT...
Read More >>>Two key brand name / trademark concepts: portmanteau & alliteration
Coming up with a great brand name for a new...
Read More >>>Recent Trademark Registrations XXXII
Here is another update of recent client registrations from the public records for readers to see real examples of brands and marks which...
Read More >>>Who owns airport codes? Anheuser-Busch files to register BOS, STL, DFW, LGA, JFK, and doze...
Who owns the three letter airport codes? The FAA? The...
Read More >>>Anatomy of a new slogan: MAKING TRADEMARKS BLOOM SINCE 1999
I recently created and launched a new slogan. MAKING TRADEMARKS BLOOM SINCE 1999™. [Wordpress has...
Read More >>>What is an ornamental trademark? (video)
What does it mean if a trademark is “ornamental”? Can ornamental trademark refusals be avoided? To learn more about the meaning of an...
Read More >>>Saluting Our Veterans: Interesting Memorial Day Trademarks
[Re-posted, with edits, from 5/30/2012] Memorial Day is our country’s annual tribute to fallen heroes...
Read More >>>Apple files for patent and trademark protection for Siri's "ding-ding" nois...
I recently noticed that Apple filed to “intent to use”...
Read More >>>Veteran-owned small businesses eligible for pro bono trademark services from Erik M. Pelto...
Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC (“EMP&A”), an experienced boutique...
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