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Revision Legal partner, John DiGiacomo, presented at the Business Owners Speaker Series in Traverse City. He focused on how to minimize the risks of online marketing and social media for businesses. According to John, the biggest mistake companies make is not acquiring social media channels prior to launch. The second biggest mistake is not acquiring or claiming trademark rights on those social channels to protect your brand. Watch more below for the full discussion.
We’ve published previously on acquiring trademark rights on social media:
How to Trademark My Instagram Username
How to Claim Your Trademark as a Username on Twitter
How to Claim your Trademark as a Username on Facebook
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Online affiliate marketing is big business now. Affiliate marketing, of course, has been around for a long time. Basically, a business or a person agrees to promote and recommend a product, a brand of products, or even a whole business in exchange for various things of value. Generally, the affiliate does not actually sell the […]
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Yes, as long as the proposed trademark meets the other requirements for registration. U.S. trademark laws do not require that only the English language can be used for trademarks. However, whatever the language, trademarks must meet the legal requirements, including functionality, distinctiveness, uniqueness, etc. For example, every trademark must function as a trademark in that […]
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In a new ruling, a California federal judge has declared the entirety of California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“CAADCA”) to be unconstitutional. Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.99.28 et seq. See media report here and the Opinion here. The case is Netchoice, LLC. v. Bonta, Case No. 22-cv-08861-BLF (US N.Dist. Cal, March 13, 2025). The CAADCA […]
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