Can I trademark my name and logo together in one application?
Although you can apply for trademark protection for your name and logo concurrently, each is considered a separate mark. As such, each mark (i.e. your standard character mark and your design mark) requires its own application.
How do I protect my business name and logo?
Trademark. A trademark can protect the name of your business, goods, and services at a national level. Trademarks prevent others in the same (or similar) industry in the United States from using your trademarked names.
Should you trademark a logo & business name together?
Keep It Separate Trademark protection only extends to the trademark registration as it’s submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Federal trademark registration for your business name and logo together requires you to use them together at all times to have legal protection under federal law.
Can two trademarks have same name with different logos?
The marks that a business uses in the course of conducting its business include the business name, logo and slogan. It is still possible for two different businesses to have similar names are marks. For example, Delta Faucets and Delta Airlines have obviously similar names.
Do you have to trademark multiple logos?
Question: Do you need to file multiple trademark applications for different versions of your logo? That said, if budget allows, a trademark attorney can evaluate whether or not additional filings could be helpful to round out protection of your brand.
How do companies protect trademarks?
A trademark protects a good or service offered by a company from infringement or damage of reputation by another company. With a trademark, you have legal recourse to sue another company that uses your likeness to further their own business ventures. This includes both registered and unregistered trademarks.
Can you apply for multiple trademarks at once?
Only one mark per application It should come as no surprise that one trademark application can cover only one mark. In other words, you may not register multiple trademarks in a single application.
Do I need to trademark a slogan for my brand?
You can adopt a slogan for your brand without filing out a trademark application. If you want to keep others from using it, however, you should trademark the slogan. Even a uniquely creative slogan might not be eligible for trademarking.
What is the difference between trademarks and logos?
Trademarks and logos are both ways that businesses can distinguish themselves from the competition. A copyright is legal protection for a tangible work of artistic expression. A trademark is legal protection for a business name, slogan, or another identifying item. A patent is legal protection for an idea or invention.
Are logos protected by copyright law?
Logos represent an overlapping area of intellectual property between a copyright and a trademark. Many businesses prevent their logo from use by others with both copyright and trademark protection. This is a gray area that involves closely examining the ins and outs of copyright and trademark law.
How do I register a trademark for a logo?
Trademark rights for a logo begin as soon as you start using the logo. However, this type of protection, known as common law trademark rights, is difficult to enforce and specific to your immediate geographic area. For this reason, you may want to register your trademark through the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).