In the competitive landscape of branding and intellectual property, conducting a trademark search before adopting a brand name or filing a trademark application is not just best practice—it’s ...

Below, CNBC Select explains the differences between trademarks, copyrights and patents. Read on for more information and to ...

In-house counsel often field branding questions — including whether names are available and protectable. Using our roadmap during early branding discussions with your business team will help save time ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Imagine having a lawyer show up at your doorstep to tell you that your brand has been served ...

The USPTO’s latest search tool has improved since it was first launched, though counsel still have to take care when trying to get optimal results for their clients More than a year has gone by since ...

While the USPTO is no longer allowed to be offended by these trademarks, it's not entirely clear how popular these marks and their associated goods and services might be in the marketplace. At the U.S ...

Google’s informal corporate motto is “Don’t be evil” but the search engine provider isn’t viewed as particularly nice by a growing list of companies that claim Google is misusing their trademarks and, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Startup founders work tirelessly to build their businesses. They often invest significant resources to develop the perfect business name, ...

In this week’s Saturday opinion column, Haloo CEO Julie MacDonell argues that the most profound disruption AI could have on the IP industry lies in the radical reinvention of government IP offices’ ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a pair of potential five-year contracts to help produce international search reports and written opinions on applications to obtain patents. CPA Global ...

Google will only consider trademark complaints against specific advertisers and ads starting July 24. That’s the date when Google Ads will roll out global changes to its Trademark Policy. Google is ...