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Legal Issues About Trademarks And Domain Names

Trade marks are a name or symbol that are used to distinguish the goods of services of a particular company from others Similar to copyrights and other signs of intellectual property, the effects of the trademark system is territorial This means, that each country has its own trademark system A brand name like Machine Head may be owned by one person in the United Kingdom and by anot.....More on Diebold Patents

Yahoo to Prohibit Competitive Keyword Bids Containing Trademarks

Yahoo Search Marketing (searchmarketingyahoocom) has recently announced its advertisers of a new policy to be implemented as of March 1st 2006, concerning the use of trademarks within their products and services * Under the new policy, no reference to a trademark can be made (except for ads placed by the trademark owners themselves, obviously), and consequently no bids can be make for k.....More on Diebold Patents

Product Trademarks

So, youand#39;ve just come up with a snappy product name and youand#39;ve decided you want to trademark it What should you do next Is it really as easy as the website at the US Patent and Trademark Office says it is Can I really do it without a trademark lawyer These and other questions will be answered in this article Once you come up with your product name, you must first find out whether or n.....More on Diebold Patents

Seizures at IBC show to enforce MPEG Audio patents

Amsterdam, September 13, 2005 - SISVEL obtained an order from the District Court of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to seize the set-top-boxes displayed at the IBC show by a number of companies not licensed under the MPEG Audio patents SISVEL SpA and its US subsidiary Audio MPEG, Inc have exclusive worldwide rights to license the patents owned by Philips, France Telecom and IRT covering .....More on Diebold Patents

Step by Step Patents

Do you have an idea or an invention that you would like to get patented Are you confused or unsure of what to do to obtain an invention patent The best place to go to get patent information is through the US Patent Office This patent information is available online at their website at usptogov Hereand#39;s a step by step guide to how the patent process unfolds The first step to filing yo.....More on Diebold Patents

When Search Engine Marketing and Trademarks Collide

In the world of marketing, branding issues are always an important part of any campaign Companies work hard for their name to be recognized as a quality organization and a leader in their field Companies will defend any action they see as a negative to their brand They do not want unauthorized third parties to advertise their products, because they may do it in a poor manner which will gene.....More on Diebold Patents

Types of Patents Granted by the USPTO

Inventions may qualify for a utility, a design or a plant patent as set out by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) This article attempts to provide you with an overview on each of these patent types Examples of utility based inventions are everywhere Most mechanical objects fit under this category A rocket engine, paperclip and a new drug are all exa.....More on Diebold Patents

Domain Name Trademarks

As your Internet business grows, the value of your domain name increases The issue of a domain name trademark should move to the top of your list You need to guard against unscrupulous competitors that may try to incorporate your domain name in their meta tags to obtain search engine rankings under your name If you have a domain name trademark, you can go after these individuals and compel .....More on Diebold Patents

Patents: So You Have An Idea - So What

Okay, you have come up with a fantastic idea that will solve all the woes of the universe - or at least make you $millions$ - what do you do How do you start Well, the first thing to do is get all your ducks in a row Start a hard-bound journal and put everything in writing Draw pictures or diagrams of how your invention works Date and sign each page, and get someone you trust to lo.....More on Diebold Patents

Trademarks and Copyrights

So youand#39;ve put all this work into your business: youand#39;ve got a name, youand#39;ve made some marketing materials, even written some things for your customers If you donand#39;t want your competitors to be able to take what youand#39;ve done and exploit it, though, youand#39;re going to need to take some steps to protect yourself Whatand#39;s in a Name Your name is one of the most important assets your business has .....More on Diebold Patents

Patent - Business Method Patents - Part I

In this first of a series of articles weand#39;re going to discuss a specific type of patent called a business method patent If a company develops a new method for conducting an e-commerce business they may be able to prevent other companies from using this method for almost twenty years The truth is, since 1998 an increasing number of software and Internet companies have been issued pat.....More on Diebold Patents

Patent - Business Method Patents - Part II

In this second article on business method patents weand#39;re going to continue our discussion on what happens when two companies are battling it out for the same patent There are two ways that an Internet patent can be used The first way is to use it offensively against a major competitor to help eat into their market share The second way is to use it defensively against a.....More on Diebold Patents