In most jurisdictions, the majority of trademark filings correspond to small businesses and entrepreneurs or solopreneurs. When starting a business, solopreneurs are caught up on the demands and needs of getting their business off the ground to a path of growth and most of the times they overlook the following when it comes to trademarks. …
!!Augusto Perera, Esq. volunteered with the South Miami-Kendall Bar Association and Dade Legal Aid’s Put Something Back Pro Bono Project which offered a pro bono “Wills on Wheels!” Clinic on Saturday, December 1, 2018 in the Village of Palmetto Bay. The purpose of the clinic was to assist local residents in need of basic estate …
Dear Clients, As you all are aware the federal government is operating under a partial government shutdown, as of today the US Trademark Office remains open for business as normal. This is because the Office has access to prior-year fee collections, which enables the USPTO to continue normal operations for a few weeks. Please note that should the …
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Recently we participated in the XX Congress of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property or Asociacion Interamericana de la Propiedad Intellectual, ASIPI. The Annual gathering of Intellectual Property Attorneys from Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 25-28th. The Annual gathering is an opportunity for us to meet …
The United States trademark law is based on the common law first to use in commerce theory. Is the use of the mark in interstate commerce which creates rights over a trademark, not its registration. In the United States, trademark US Applicants can base their applications on the following basis: Prior use of the trademark in interstate commerce, …
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