A trademark for your company's product is an important form of intellectual property protection. By claiming a trademark for "Acme Widgets," other companies are restricted from using the same name in ...

Earlier this month, the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) announced a recommendation that Planting Hope Brands, LLC discontinue use of the ® (registered trademark ...

I recently became a student of what I practice and teach: the law. As a corporate attorney, I’m not an expert in intellectual property law (trademarks, copyright, patents). Due to this lack of ...

A company works hard to create a widely recognized product identity -- such as the distinctive lettering of Coca Cola, or Nike's swoosh -- and protects its intellectual property by trademarking the ...

The Seoul Central District Court has held that, when it comes to advertisements, a parallel importer cannot use the ® symbol or the phrase "directly imported from", unless it actually imported the ...

The Colombian Trademark Office has held that all information provided to consumers with regard to goods and services - including the ® symbol - must be true, demonstrable and appropriate, and must not ...