Considering how important the Internet has become to businesses, it only makes sense that many trademark owners might wish to use their trademark as a domain name for their business website. In that case, it’s important to understand that trademarks and domain names are regulated by two completely
Year: 2020 (page 69 of 93)
Just because your trademark is recognized in the United States does not mean that it is recognized everywhere else in the world as well.
A trademark registered by the MyIPO is only valid in the Malaysia. If you want to secure international protections for your mark, you must first register it with
Unlike the TM symbol, the trademark registration symbol (®) is an official indication that your trademark is officially registered with the MyIPO. Attaching this symbol to any unregistered trademarks is prohibited by federal statute. Until your trademark has been registered, you should only
Just because the MyIPO hasn’t yet approved your trademark doesn’t mean you can’t fly a TM symbol proudly on your website or place of business. Legally speaking, attaching a TM symbol to your name only means that you are asserting a public claim of ownership to the trademark. It does not mean
Keeping with the rule of “first use,” just because your competitor has yet to register its trademark with MyIPO doesn’t give you legal grounds to appropriate it for yourself. While you can certainly pay to file an application on the trademark that your competitor uses, your application will
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