Just because the general public uses a word as a verb, it does not make the word generic. Google was not the only word used to describe a search engine. The Court, therefore, ruled in favor of Google and retained it as a valid trademark.
A US federal appeals court sided with Google in a case brought by a man who bought 763 domains with the term "google" in them. The court ruled that Google still retains its trademark even if the term "google" has become known for searching the Internet.
You may also conduct a trademark search by visiting the USPTO's Public Search Facility or by visiting a Patent and Trademark Resource Center near you. These resources are free to the public. For additional assistance, you may wish to hire an experienced trademark attorney.
The word “McDonald's” is a trademark.
The Coca-Cola company trademark registered the individual word mark ”coke” in 2003 to prevent competitors from using it commercially.
What about Disney tags and titles? Using Disney trademarks (the words “Disney”, “Mickey Mouse” etc) anywhere in the listing (title, description and tags) is trademark infringement. It doesn't even matter what the item is or whether it uses any Disney characters.
GIRLDAD Trademark of Wertin, Hilary D - Registration Number 5192792 - Serial Number 87000038 :: Justia Trademarks.
GIRLMOM Trademark of Williams, Amy M. - Registration Number 3644619 - Serial Number 77438330 :: Justia Trademarks.
© Copyright & ℗ Phonographic copyright
The ℗ 'P in a circle', is referred to as the sound recording, phonorecords, phonogram or phonographic copyright symbol. Sound recordings have a separate copyright that is distinct from that of the underlying work.
Trademark infringement is prosecuted under civil laws, and is not a criminal act. Instead, lawsuits over trademark infringement will usually require you to stop using the trademark, and you may have to return any profits made off of the infringing use, or pay money damages for the use of the trademark.
Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases. In some cases, these things may be protected as trademarks. Contact the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, [email protected] or see Circular 33, for further information.
How do you check if something is copyrighted? We found out earlier that every original creative work is “copyrighted” as soon as it's written down or saved in some tangible form. If you want to check registrations, though, you need to use the search engine on copyright.gov.
Google, in full Google LLC formerly Google Inc. (1998–2017), American search engine company, founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page, that is a subsidiary of the holding company Alphabet Inc.
The Case of Elliot And Gillespie v.
Google enforced their trademark rights against Elliot and Gillespie because they had registered hundreds of domain names that included the trademark Google.
The Google logo can only be used if you have an existing partnership or sponsorship and you've reached out to your Google contact to secure formal approval from the Google brand team.
Trademarks. Victoria's Secret & Co. and its affiliated companies retain all rights regarding their trademarks, trade names, brand names and trade dress.
A: Yes, there are several federal trademark registrations for the single word WIFEY (including one for wine), and some more with the word included (such as THE WIFEY REHAB).
Mattel's "Barbie” and “芭比” trademarks were included in the National Key Trademark Protection List as early as 1999 and 2000 and were recognized as a well-known trademark in 2004.
OH BOY! BRAND OH BOY! BRAND Trademark - Registration Number 4533759 - Serial Number 86159123 :: Justia Trademarks.
PETER PAN Trademark of Disney Enterprises, Inc.
GOOFY Trademark of Disney Enterprises, Inc. - Registration Number 3911341 - Serial Number 77098382 :: Justia Trademarks.
Trademarks: Netflix is a registered trademark of Netflix, Inc. Patents: Netflix has patents that apply to our service.
Trademark protections last as long as Disney continues to use Mickey Mouse as a brand. If anyone uses the Mickey Mouse imagery in a way that people will think of Disney, that may constitute trademark infringement.
Winnie the Pooh is in the public domain
The characters of A. A. Milne's 1926 classic Winnie the Pooh are free to use legally without repercussion. US copyright law means that works of authors are avalable to use either 70 years after the author's death or 95 years after publication.