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Top 9 things you should consider while
trademark a logo
How to Trademark a logo? Here are the Top 9 points you have to
consider about trademarking a Logo.
Business needs branding, and the branding always seeking for an
attractive Logo. Our concepts and design in the logo may affect
infringement by introducing it into the world without a proper
registration. To avoid such malfunctions, we have to take care of our
logos by the use of trademarks laws. Registration is the crucial part of a
business. It has the power to save us from duplications. Let us discuss
about the 10 points of logo registration.
What is a Trademark?
Trademark is an Intellectual Property. We can trademark on whatever the
things we wanted in our Business. But the thing is it must be distinctive.
We can trademark a logo, word, slogan, or some other combination of
words. By trademarking a logo, we will identified in the market based on
that logo. We will get an identification via Trademark. Trademark makes
trust in users. It becomes an identifier of the product’s source. Trademark
Registration gives some advantages of being not infringed by other
peoples. Generally, we can say that Trademark is the unique
Identification object.
What is the purpose of a trademark?
Our Business’s brand identity plays a crucial role in the marketplace.
Right? Bulk engagements from the customer side is also an added
advantages of such branding. But if we do not trademarked our brand, it
all goes in vain. Multiple infringing companies are here around with our
business. If we do not attempt any registration, the result will be an
infringement. Trademark registration protects your Brand Identity. It
saves your true value and trust in Customer side. One your brand gets
infringed, then you will lose customer trust and satisfaction on your
company. So by placing a trademarked logo saves you from all these
interruptions. Trademark stops infringing companies to copycat the
registered brand names, logos and slogans.
What is meant by a logo becoming a Trademark?
When your logo appears in the packaging, labels or on the products
itself, it means your logo become a trademark. People are identifying
your company by the logo. For that, you have a unique Logo and it
should appeal the eyes of the customers. And the main thing is you have
to register your logo first.
What are the main advantages of registering or
converting your logo as a trademark?
There are some benefits for registering your logo as a trademark.
You will get the Priority. If you are registered your Logo as a trademark,
you can use it worldwide. If not so, you cannot able to do in globally,
instead of that you can use it in your current zone or in your
geographical areas. This may cause, some other persons can use your
mark and damage your dignity and identity. By trademark registration,
you can avoid and stop from being used by infringers.
If you are a registered trademark owner, then you can charge on the
person, who is using your logo or any other similar logos without
authorization. You have the full rights to initiate such legal activities,
because you are a registered person.
Likewise, if your logo is trademarked in United States, you can register
the trademark in other countries too. It is an added advantages and you
can connect more networks and sell your products in foreign markets.
How to check that our Logo is efficient for Registration
purposes?
We can check our logos by sending it to Patent office. They are
approving thousands of logos annually. Most of the requests are getting
rejected or denied due to the similarities and non-uniqueness. The
criteria are trademark should not mislead the customer or do not
provoke and cannot contain any offensive parts. The similarity in the
trademarks may lead confusion among customers. If your trademark is
unique then definitely it will be suitable for trademark registration.
When we can register our trademark?
Registering a trademark is possible before you launches your product or
services. For registration you have to complete the Patent Office
approval of an application.
What is a strongest trademarks?
There are lots of trademarks are roll around in business.
The trademark should be distinctive. Trademarks are classified under a
classification system. If your trademark is strong, then it will be easy to
register. Because such marks are having 100% of uniqueness. If not so, it
means your trademarks are weaker and it takes very difficult to get
registered. Strongest trademarks always possess arbitrary and fanciful.
How can we use those Trademarks symbol in our
Business?
Symbols like ® and are used to represent that our logo is
registered. You can use the ® symbol only for the registered marks. But
once you file the trademark you can use the symbol. It is the
representation that you are start the process of your trademark
registration. If you are not registered yet, then there is no use with this
symbols. These symbol are the representation of ownerships.
How to insert these symbols into text?
Inserting such symbols into the text is really easy. If you want to add a
symbol, then use the keyboard combination of Alt key followed by
the number 0153. If you want to use the ®symbol, then pressing the Alt
key followed by 0174. I also used the same method to write those
symbols.
Another method is to copy those symbols are selecting it from the
Character map available in your software program.
CONCLUSION
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