Not a lawyer, but there are lots of intricacies to this. You can own a trademark without having it be a registered trademark. Registration is expensive and then you are expected to actively defend use of your trademark. Be prepared to pay lawyers to send cease-and-desist letters to parties using your trademark for financial profit. Not to mention you have to be/become a business engaging in interstate commerce using this trademark.
gnutard@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
So I can register the name for my business name?
nezbyte@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Not a lawyer, but there are lots of intricacies to this. You can own a trademark without having it be a registered trademark. Registration is expensive and then you are expected to actively defend use of your trademark. Be prepared to pay lawyers to send cease-and-desist letters to parties using your trademark for financial profit. Not to mention you have to be/become a business engaging in interstate commerce using this trademark.
www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/what-trademark
www.uspto.gov/trademarks/…/how-much-does-it-cost
gnutard@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Oh shoot, yeah I don’t have the money for that lol I’m just a small computer store. Thank you and everyone else for the advice!