Re: trademark or service mark?


jtnospam@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I used a state registration system that only cost me $50. If you have
> only a regional business and don't plan to franchise or go national, it
> can be an economic alternative. If someone in another state uses the
> same name, so what? Now, the Federal trademark trumps the state one, so
> you need to check the USPTO search engine to see if it already exists
> there, and there is always the possibility that someone might trademark
> it federally later on. It is less than complete protection but it is
> something you can do much more cheaply. Check the state gov't website
> in the state you live in for details.-Jitney

I don't offer legal advice, not being an attorney. He asked a specific
procedural question that I knew the answer to.

Mez

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