Q: I have a acronym that spells out focus and I want to know which one (copyright or patten) to ensure that its mine?
I want to put it on a shirt
A:
It is hard to see how you could fit an acronym into the patent system. To the extent that you are using this acronym in conjunction with the provision of goods or services, you may want to talk with a trademark attorney to discuss whether that tool is appropriate. So if you plan on using the acronym on a shirt (with the underlying words that create the acronym) then a trademark is a good choice.
You are not going to have any tool preclude people from using the word focus as the system does not work to remove words from the dictionary.
Kevin E Flynn
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