answered on Jul 11, 2018
A trademark attorney would need to do a bit of research to answer this question. If you want to know if you can trademark a name or logo, you should speak with a trademark attorney.
if a sound, like the one used for an ambulance is made from scratch, to be sold as a sound effect, but is not the exact same, would this infringe on copyrights if such a sound were copyrighted? and if it weren't copyrighted could this in anyway break the law?
answered on May 10, 2018
I do not see a problem with respect to patents for having an ambulance sound. While there are patents with respect to sirens, most deal with detecting a siren or other sophisticated interactions. https://patents.google.com/?q=siren&oq=siren
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answered on Jan 31, 2018
Possibly. The respective goods or services need not be identical to one another, only sufficiently related such that consumers would be expected to encounter the respective goods or services under similar buying conditions.
answered on Oct 13, 2017
Hey this is not silly. It depends. Not all title can be protected under trademark law. But like title of series of book can be registrable. Also if you would like to use it in other products/goods/services as well, it may be registrable. You have to look at the information you presented at the blog... View More
answered on Dec 12, 2015
It depends on how unique the name is and if you sell the same kind of goods that may cause confusion with buyers.
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