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THE NEED FOR AN “ELEVATOR SPEECH” FOR YOUR BRAND

In my blogs about branding I have previously written about “Using Color to Brand Effectively” (March 2, 2012) and “Selecting A Trademark and Creating A Brand Identity” (April 15, 2010). In that latter post I discussed the differences between descriptive … Continue reading

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Avoiding Mistakes In International Branding-A Case Study

I am taking this opportunity to volunteer my services as trademark counsel to Microsoft Corporation A year ago, on August 6, 2012, I blogged that Microsoft, in its efforts to come up with a name for its Windows 8 interface, … Continue reading

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UPDATE-APPLE PAYS SMALL FORTUNE TO USE IPAD TRADEMARK IN CHINA

In my December 28, 2011 blog entry titled Why Do A Trademark Search? I noted that Proview Technology, a Chinese company that tried to sell a tablet computer called I-PAD a number of years ago, registered that mark in China … Continue reading

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WHY DO A TRADEMARK SEARCH?

What do these two well-known tech companies have in common? One saw its earnings drop 71% in the third quarter of this year and its share of the smart phone market in the United States drop from 30% to 18%. … Continue reading

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