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How (and When) to Register a Trademark Without Hiccups

ProBlogger

Here’s some food for thought: November 2001 – Facebook registered as a trade mark in France / EU. So, what you can do is use a common word or phrase to differentiate a product or service from other businesses in the same industry where that would be unusual, like: Apple for computers. Jockey for underwear. Miller for beer, and.

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From The Information Age To The Connected Age " GigaOM

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Len Edgerly said: This is brilliant and makes me eager to buy the book, Anne! In addition to the Microsofts and the Googles, there do exist the Apples! The Apples take IW and WW one step forward into AW and put out the hardware products that generate the revenues to support IW and WW (directly and indirectly). 4:06 AM PT.

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Strive for a win-win agreement, where both parties benefit.

Writtent Blog

2001), an action very similar to this case, the Seventh Circuit examined whether the defendant, Pepper, expressly authorized an employer association to bargain on his behalf simply because he signed the employer association’s membership application. In Moriarty v. Pepper, 256 F.3d 3d 554, 558 (7th Cir.

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The 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men Reprise

Webbiquity SMM

’ | Another special tweet he sent 5/21 @ckburgess I can’t wait to get home from Afghanistan to buy his book, #WeFirst , and not just follow his twitter and blog. Steve is a senior corp comm practitioner and has worked with Apple, Mitsubishi, Philips, and THX. Steve Farnsworth – @Steveology.

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