To apply for a trademark or service mark registration based on use of a mark, the mark must be “used in commerce.” Section 45 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §1127, provides that “use in commerce” in ...

In business, someone ripping off your name or your brand can be a gut punch to your bottom line. Trademarks are one of the ways to protect your goods from lookalike knockoffs. SM, meaning service mark ...

Bad news for Kanye West. The 42-year-old rapper’s attempt to trademark Sunday Service has reportedly been denied. According to a report TMZ published on Friday (Oct. 18), the U.S. Patent and Trademark ...

Any symbol, word or combination thereof used to represent or identify a product. A service mark means the same thing, but identifies a service. Trademarks and service marks are applied to a ...

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