For those of you that don’t know, I decided to take the CA bar last year and have since become a fully licensed CA attorney. Which is great! But, CA is probably the one state with the most to know when it comes to laws and regulations. And, it has a tendency to be an outlier on a lot of …
Trademark Refresher: Just the major points
Sometimes I forget that I am immersed in the trademark world, so a lot of this is second nature to me and that just isn’t true for the general population. I do this with health and fitness too, and it keeps me from providing as much help and value as I can. So today I wanted to take the time …
Trademarking a clothing brand? What you need to know!
Fitness and lifestyle apparel brands are gaining popularity these days. It seems like the market is relatively wide open which is great for both businesses and consumers. And just like with any other business, protecting your apparel line is super important. One of the best ways to protect a clothing line is through registration of your trademark whether that be …
Trademark Infringement: How to Handle it
Welcome back! So I hope you read this article but if you didn’t go back and read that really quickly. Anyway, you’ve been following the rules and monitoring your trademarks just like you’re supposed to, which is awesome. But, wait what is that? A YouTube channel called the same thing as your brand name? And they sell similar products? Oh …
Monitoring Your IP: Why It Must be Done
I know a lot of people think that once they’ve gone through the extremely lengthy process of filing and gaining registration for their various trademarks they are done and can just sit back and get to work on the rest of their business. And while you can get to work on the rest of your business, you can’t sleep on …