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Trademarks
Trademarks are a common way of protected your name, logo, or combination thereof which represent your business or services.
- ® = registered trademark
- SM = unregistered, or registration pending, service mark for services
- TM = unregistered, or registration pending, trademark for goods and products
Why trademark?
- National Protection - by registering your trademark, you can stop anyone from using or registering the same or a similar mark. By registering your trademark, you become the superior user and have priority over anyone else using that trademark.
- Your brand in another country cannot be hijacked in the U.S. if you register with WIPR.
- Increased Value - trademarks add value to your company. Just think of the big named companies out there and you will understand how a trademark can add value to your company. (Approximately 60% of Coca-Cola's financial statement assets are related to the goodwill associated with the name branding, from their registered trademarks.
- Domain Name Protection - by registering your trademark, you may be able to prevent someone from registering an internet URL which would infringe on your trademark.
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