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Where do i add ™ or others in my logo?

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by campolar, Aug 17, 2009.

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  1. #1
    Issue solved, thread closed...
     
    Last edited: Aug 17, 2009
    campolar, Aug 17, 2009 IP
  2. AliR

    AliR Guest

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    #2
    Have you registered the logo ?
     
    AliR, Aug 17, 2009 IP
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    Getting the name or logo registered is not required for the use of â„¢, A trademark is a trademark. A registered trademark is (R)
     
    campolar, Aug 17, 2009 IP
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    Placement should depend on what you are claiming a trademark on. The strongest trademark would be on "campolar" as a word mark - so I would place it on the top right.
     
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    #5
    I could do that, i searched the uspto.gov and found no trademark with the name campolar

    But i'm confused about campolar.com since they appear to be a hotel somewhere... However i don't think they are a registered trademark.
    And also, they are a hotel, and i have nothing to do with hotels :D

    And do i need to add TM to my logo symbol (the bucket with paint spilling) too or i already have copyrights to it so no need to add?

    EDIT: just saw that the site is actually spanish, and in a spanish to english translation of campolar, in english it appears to be campolo :confused: wat the heck is campolo?

    EDIT: And campolar residency is for mental patients...
     
    campolar, Aug 17, 2009 IP
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    Trademark rights are established by usage. Your usage seems entirely unrelated so it isn't likely to be an issue.

    There are over 40 different classes for registered marks - so you can have several different owners of a trademark for the same word/mark. MySpace has several different trademark owners - each having specific usage rights.
     
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    Great....

    So what about my bucket in the logo? Do i need to add a TM to that too?
     
    campolar, Aug 17, 2009 IP
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    You could add it if you don't think it will distract from the design. As you said, it already has copyright protection and anyone who would outright steal it isn't likely worth launching a trademark infringement suit over. You don't want to spend tens of thousands of dollars suing someone you would never get a dime from. I would file a DMCA and claim copyright infringement as it cost nothing to do.
     
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    Cool, thanks for all your advice :)
     
    campolar, Aug 17, 2009 IP
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