Maybe. I've written about how to determine this here: https://klemalaw.com/blog/2017/09/09/registering-abandoned-trademarks/

Trademark infringement occurs when a consumer is likely to be confused as to the origin of a product such that they assume the product comes from the trademark owner. The standard is a likelihood of confusion. The trademark owner would have a pretty good chance of blocking any synonymous phrases... View More

Only if you want to risk being sued by the other companies for Trademark Infringement.

Yes. The issue is whether consumers will be likely to be confused by the same name. If they are totally different products sold in totally different geographic regions in totally different channels of trade, there could be no likelihood of confusion, and the separate trademarks might be so... View More

It's possible, sure, and the USPTO has a lot of information on its website designed to inform applicants to the process required to do so.

However, as with anything, you always run the risk of getting what you pay for. Everything is easy until it doesn't go well. With a... View More

Contact a trademark attorney to discuss your matter and your needs. Trademark is a Federal practice area, and any attorney barred in any state or the District of Columbia may assist you.

No need to apologize, you posted to a legal question and answer forum, not a law firm, a lawyer in particular, or anyone who is even in charge of overseeing your trademark.

Depending on the circumstances of the abandonment, and the specific “oversight” you’ve mentioned, it may be... View More

This will be a question with variable answers depending on which attorney you consult. Fees will vary from attorney to attorney and also depending on what service level you request.

An attorney may charge separately from the actual application preparation, filing, and monitoring for an... View More

You'd just trademark it.

Maybe. It depends on whether your goods or services are in the same class as an existing trademark registration, and whether using the mark is or will cause consumer confusion. Even if not registered, common law infringement may also be a problem. I suggest speaking to a trademark lawyer and seek a... View More

If you own the domain name, you would apply for it just like any other trademark. You can either do it yourself, or get an intellectual property lawyer to do it for you.

If you do not own the domain name, then it is going to be a bit harder, and you need to talk to a trademark attorney.

If you see somebody launch an e-commerce service, and you say, hey, that's a great idea, I'll think that I'll launch a competing e-commerce, then you are correct to worry about intellectual property.

If you write a code that solves a technical problem in a different way, and... View More

Yes, you may be able to fight the registration if you were using your name before they did.

You should talk to a trademark attorney on what steps you need to take to preserve your rights, and possibly invalidate the other person's trademark registration.

An attorney would need to review the trademark and how you use it in commerce to answer this question. Generally speaking, you cannot register words that are descriptive of the goods or services. If descriptive words are paired with other distinctive words, you may be able to register the mark as... View More

Yes, special characters can be incorporated into a trademark.

This is going to be a bit tricky since you are in California. The reason is that California has a law about the Right of Publicity (Calif. Civil Code 3344), which prevents a person from appropriating for his/her own advantage another person's name or likeness. This is somewhat unique to... View More

You can submit a new application after your current registration is cancelled. Although, if the USPTO rejected your specimens for the renewal, it will also reject them for the new application. I recommend working with a trademark attorney to ensure you have acceptable specimens.

It depends if the party in whom has a domain for it has trademarked a name similar or the exact same.

I think you can use any product you buy as an ingredient in a food product, especially if it is your own recipe. As to calling the final product the same name, you me get yourself in trouble there, as the name may be trademarked.

None. A trademark is merely an indicator of source, and not an assumption of any underlying intellectual property. So to use Creepy Crawlers as an example, you'd have to demonstrate that you are using the goods in commerce in order to even be able to register the TM.