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Boss Mom Dana Malstaff on brand protection as a business strategy (S3E77)

Boss Mom® Dana Malstaff on brand protection as ...

Original Boss Mom®, Dana Malstaff, shares how protecting her brand was not only an early, key business strategy but also now provides her with peace of mind to reach her...

Boss Mom® Dana Malstaff on brand protection as ...

Original Boss Mom®, Dana Malstaff, shares how protecting her brand was not only an early, key business strategy but also now provides her with peace of mind to reach her...

Kendrick Shope on why you're working too hard to not have the right legal protections in place (S3E76)

Kendrick Shope on why you're working too hard t...

Kendrick Shope, best known for Sales School and Authentic Selling, got really honest with me in this week’s case study interview.  She talks about when she knew it was time...

Kendrick Shope on why you're working too hard t...

Kendrick Shope, best known for Sales School and Authentic Selling, got really honest with me in this week’s case study interview.  She talks about when she knew it was time...

When MUST you register a trademark (S3E75)

When MUST you register a trademark (Legal Road ...

When should you run (not walk) to submit your trademark registration application?  There are definitely times when waiting to register a trademark is a huge mistake.

When MUST you register a trademark (Legal Road ...

When should you run (not walk) to submit your trademark registration application?  There are definitely times when waiting to register a trademark is a huge mistake.

Someone registered my TM – what can I do (Legal Road Map® Podcast S3E74)

Someone registered my TM – what can I do (Legal...

Finding out someone else has registered a trademark you’re using in your business can really sting. But so long as you started using it first, not all is lost.

Someone registered my TM – what can I do (Legal...

Finding out someone else has registered a trademark you’re using in your business can really sting. But so long as you started using it first, not all is lost.

#trademarks – Can you own a hashtag TM? (Legal Road Map® Podcast S3E73)

#trademarks – Can you own a hashtag TM? (Legal ...

Hashtags are everywhere these days. It may seem appealing to register one that you use in your business as a trademark, but is it even possible?

#trademarks – Can you own a hashtag TM? (Legal ...

Hashtags are everywhere these days. It may seem appealing to register one that you use in your business as a trademark, but is it even possible?

Common law + state trademarks (Legal Road Map® Podcast S3E72)

Common law + state trademarks (Legal Road Map® ...

Did you know that a federally registered trademark isn’t the only form of trademark protection available?  There are actually three levels of protection in the U.S. trademark system -- common...

Common law + state trademarks (Legal Road Map® ...

Did you know that a federally registered trademark isn’t the only form of trademark protection available?  There are actually three levels of protection in the U.S. trademark system -- common...