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Legal for course creators: choosing a name for your course (Legal Road Map® Podcast S4E104)

Legal for course creators: choosing a name for ...

Learn what makes a strong trademark, how-to DIY your trademark search, and what to steer clear of when choosing a name for your digital course.

Legal for course creators: choosing a name for ...

Learn what makes a strong trademark, how-to DIY your trademark search, and what to steer clear of when choosing a name for your digital course.

Tara Gentile McMullin on the licensing certification program path (S3E79)

Tara Gentile McMullin on the licensing certific...

Tara (Gentile) McMullin, author and the founder of the What Works Network, formerly CoCommercial, joins us this week to share how she pivoted her business model to help turn small...

Tara Gentile McMullin on the licensing certific...

Tara (Gentile) McMullin, author and the founder of the What Works Network, formerly CoCommercial, joins us this week to share how she pivoted her business model to help turn small...

When MUST you register a trademark (S3E75)

When MUST you register a trademark (Legal Road ...

When should you run (not walk) to submit your trademark registration application?  There are definitely times when waiting to register a trademark is a huge mistake.

When MUST you register a trademark (Legal Road ...

When should you run (not walk) to submit your trademark registration application?  There are definitely times when waiting to register a trademark is a huge mistake.

Someone registered my TM – what can I do (Legal Road Map® Podcast S3E74)

Someone registered my TM – what can I do (Legal...

Finding out someone else has registered a trademark you’re using in your business can really sting. But so long as you started using it first, not all is lost.

Someone registered my TM – what can I do (Legal...

Finding out someone else has registered a trademark you’re using in your business can really sting. But so long as you started using it first, not all is lost.

#trademarks – Can you own a hashtag TM? (Legal Road Map® Podcast S3E73)

#trademarks – Can you own a hashtag TM? (Legal ...

Hashtags are everywhere these days. It may seem appealing to register one that you use in your business as a trademark, but is it even possible?

#trademarks – Can you own a hashtag TM? (Legal ...

Hashtags are everywhere these days. It may seem appealing to register one that you use in your business as a trademark, but is it even possible?

Common law + state trademarks (Legal Road Map® Podcast S3E72)

Common law + state trademarks (Legal Road Map® ...

Did you know that a federally registered trademark isn’t the only form of trademark protection available?  There are actually three levels of protection in the U.S. trademark system -- common...

Common law + state trademarks (Legal Road Map® ...

Did you know that a federally registered trademark isn’t the only form of trademark protection available?  There are actually three levels of protection in the U.S. trademark system -- common...