Trademark FAQs - related questions & answers

Question: How are characters like a hypen treated in a tradmark?

Answer:
The pronunciation of the trademark is the most controlling factor. So whether or not similar marks have dashes separating elements of one or the other mark wouldn't make much difference in deciding.

Question: How do I find out if I need a patent, trademark or a copyright?

Answer:
Patents protect inventions, and improvements to existing inventions. Trademarks include any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used in commerce to identify.

Question: Is a federal registration valid outside the United States?

Answer:
No. However, if you are a qualified owner of a trademark application pending before the USPTO, or of a registration issued by the USPTO, you may seek registration in any of the countries that have joined the Madrid Protocol.
 

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