Comprehensive manual to getting a trademark registered.
Unless you are an attorney, it’s very easy to get confused with all these terms “Classification of Nice”, “Basis for filing” and etc. But, do you really have to master these if all you want is ®?
Well, this is not a very difficult question. Obviously, you do not need a trademark if you do not have a business. In this case, it seems very unlikely that you will ever require a trademark. However, if you have your own business, do you need to register your trademark?
What Amazon requires to accept your brand? In some cases you have everything in place: you registered your trademark, you have a website, you printed the name of your trademark on the packaging and products. What can go wrong?
A trademark is valid for a limited period of time — it varies from 7 to 20 years, depending on a country. After the period, the trademark should be renewed and it can be renewed for as many times as you wish.
3D trademarks are a rather new type of Intellectual Property. In many countries of the world, it is still impossible to file a 3D trademark; however, even in the countries where it is possible, the 3D trademarks are often misused.
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