Fritz-Howard Raymond Clapp
answered on Oct 4, 2022

You may be able to oppose the registration by what is called a "junior user" (you are the "senior user" based on your prior use) when its application is published for opposition, which is the last step in federal registration of trademarks and collective membership marks (a... Read more »

Yes, trademark cancellation proceedings can be initiated by multiple parties for the same trademark as there can be various reasons for trademark cancellation. This is valid for many jurisdictions and countries throughout the world.

The only way to find out if it is "alright," is to contact the trademark owner and obtain permission. Without prior permission, there is a risk that the trademark owner could sue for trademark infringement.

In most cases, you can use all of them to get maximum protection. Each of these protect something different. At first you should perform trademark/design search to make sure there are no-conflicting prior rights and then decide what strategy suits you best.

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This is quite complicated question and an answer to it depends on various circumstances you have not mentioned such as date of priority, lenght of usage of trademark, goods and services in question, territory in which trademarks are in use and so on.

I definitely advice you to seek local... Read more »

I wouldn't use those words, but, yes, you'd need to not infringe. Speak with an IP attorney in your area. [I litigate cases. Anything posted here must not be construed as legal advice, nor as grounds for forming an attorney-client relationship. You should seek an attorney for formal legal... Read more »

Trademark rights are different than rights arising from your business name. It also depends on priority, simply speaking, who was the first user of the name and who first used it in commerce and so on. You should seek professional IP lawyer to discuss further.

Dear Mrs or Mr,

there are many initiatives, such as one in EU for instance, which offer co-financing for SMEs (startups including) and this one can covers you up to 75% of your office fees. You can check out more details by clicking on the link bellow, and if you need trademark attorney in... Read more »

Not really a legal question. But it looks like a bit of decoration based on the hammer part of a pistol.

This response is based on U.S. copyright law. Laws in other jurisdictions may be different.

While game rules are not protected by copyright, the manner in which they are expressed might be. Images (artwork, drawings, photographs, etc.) generally are protected by copyright. Names of games... Read more »

This depends on other circumstances such as similarity of goods or services you would like to offer under MyNirvana. It also depends on the territory in which you would like to use your company name and in which the word Nirvana is registered as trademark.

I would highly recommend you to... Read more »

The purpose of trademark is to distinguish the goods or services of trademark owner from goods or services of other subjects. With this in mind you will need to establish if the using of your words in business does not infringe the rights of other IP owners. I recommend contacting... Read more »

These types of questions are always very complex and fact-specific. And there are always many gray areas. Before any reasonable attorney can tell you whether they are willing to fight Google and Netflix on your behalf, there are MANY additional questions that will need to be asked and answered, and... Read more »

Deliberate copying or modification of someone else's image may constitute willful copyright infringement with serious consequences, especially if done for financial gains. You would be well-advised to carefully discuss your specific plans with an experienced intellectual property lawyer... Read more »

Dear Mrs or Mr,

cost can be from 500$ per application filing for one class of goods or services (with an attorney) and a time of registration can be around 1 year if no objections from office or third parties are raised.

This is not a patent. It is a published patent application that was abandoned a long time ago. If you need a patent search to see if any other patents out there would present a problem, you're gonna have to engage a patent professional. But this patent application would not be a problem.

Dear Mrs or Mr,

this US application was abandoned, so it should not be a problematic when you file a similar trademark application.

This application was abandoned for failure to timely file a Statement of Use or a request for extension.

However, this does not necessarily mean that the mark “TiredOfDreamin” is unprotected. Common law trademark rights exist the moment a mark is used in commerce and require no formal... Read more »

Fritz-Howard Raymond Clapp
answered on Sep 15, 2022

Your use of the doll trademark to specify that the pattern fits that doll is "nominative fair use" of the trademark. It is not an infringement since you are not selling dolls or competing with the trademark owner, just informing the pattern market what doll yours fits.

You should consult with an attorney to understand your best approach