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When did people on these forums get so brainwashed?
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“ Unfortunately, acronyms, abbreviations – or even initials – are not automatically granted trademark protection. To qualify for trademark protection, the acronym, abbreviations or initials must not be descriptive and consumers must not be able to recognize them as synonymous with a particular product.”
HOW TO TRADEMARK ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSComment
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I know which is why I've Trade marked what was a googlewhack phrase for the second part of my current plan...Originally posted by AtW View Post“ Unfortunately, acronyms, abbreviations – or even initials – are not automatically granted trademark protection. To qualify for trademark protection, the acronym, abbreviations or initials must not be descriptive and consumers must not be able to recognize them as synonymous with a particular product.”
HOW TO TRADEMARK ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSLast edited by eek; 25 October 2020, 15:50.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Completely irrelevant for something that I only care about within the UK (and even then it's for strategy reasons more than anything else).Originally posted by darmstadt View Postmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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What. Coining it isn't enough? Darn. I wish I'd know back in those dark days of the PCG as was.Originally posted by eek View PostCan I see evidence of your trademark?Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View Post“ Unfortunately, acronyms, abbreviations – or even initials – are not automatically granted trademark protection. To qualify for trademark protection, the acronym, abbreviations or initials must not be descriptive and consumers must not be able to recognize them as synonymous with a particular product.”
HOW TO TRADEMARK ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSOriginally posted by eek View PostCompletely irrelevant for something that I only care about within the UK (and even then it's for strategy reasons more than anything else).And the first one is for the USA. Does the UK have something in place regarding this starting 1/1/2021?Originally posted by AtW View PostWon’t be relevant after 1 Jan 2021...“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Existing EU community marks will get copied over to UK system, US marks always separate.Originally posted by darmstadt View PostAnd the first one is for the USA. Does the UK have something in place regarding this starting 1/1/2021?
Bottom line - additional cost of having to get UK trademark on top of US/EUComment
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And the One World Government illuminati mock you by putting it in plain sight on the UN flag.Originally posted by Old Greg View PostThe earth is flat. The North Pole is the centre and the South Pole is the rim. That’s why the Antarctic Treaty effectively puts the circumferential continent under military control.Comment
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