by jnjlegal | Apr 7, 2023 | Food, IP News, Spectrum of Marks, Trademarks
MORAL: “Don’t adopt words that are descriptive of your business as trademarks! You may not like how close competitors can get”. This post has been updated. Please see update below. As a LOYAL and devoted customer of Sweetgreen, I frequently receive emails about all of...
by jnjlegal | Jun 30, 2022 | Trademarks
I hear it SO often. You wouldn’t believe the amount of times that I speak with entrepreneurs who unknowingly have named their business after themselves without understanding the legal ramifications of doing so. And I can’t fault them from not knowing. There’s just not...
by jnjlegal | Jun 21, 2022 | Business, Firm News
One of the biggest concerns for entrepreneurs is finances. And we get it. Money or lack thereof is the cause of so many business problems. Money can be the deciding factor between being proactive or procrastinating and praying for the best. 👀 That’s why our Firm is...
by jnjlegal | Jun 17, 2022 | Spectrum of Marks, Trademarks
There’s a “science” behind business names that most entrepreneurs, brand experts, and business coaches ignore! And that’s trademark law. Seriously! Let me ask you this: When you’re starting a new business or brainstorming a new product, course, or event, what’s one of...
by jnjlegal | Apr 25, 2022 | Fashion, Food, IP News, Trademarks
One of the first things you learn while studying Trademark Law is that “there’s no such thing as trademark rights in a word”. So when the public at large becomes upset that a celebrity, public figure, or person is trying to trademark a word, like Kim...