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The answer to this question is very simple. No, you can not trademark the app itself. You can not trademark what the app does. You can not trademark the idea behind the app. You can not trademark the technology that makes your app possible. None of that is something you...

THINKING OF TRADEMARKING YOUR BRAND? Is it possible to trademark dictionary words? To put it simply, absolutely yes, you can trademark dictionary words!. The best example of this is Apple. You can't find a more common word than that. Yet Apple, as we know, is an extremely valuable trademark. You...

Can I Trademark the Same Brand for Different Products or Services?So can you have the same trademark as somebody else if you provide completely different products and services from that other trademark? This is a question a lot of people ask us all the time. Similar Trademarks For Different...

And why should you? Trademarking a book title is an important consideration for authors and publishers alike. It will protect your creation and ensure that it remains associated with a specific work or a book series. Firstly, let's consider why an author should trademark a book title. In the competitive...

Do All Countries Protect Unregistered Trademarks? (Common-Law Trademarks)A common question is whether or not countries recognize and protect unregistered trademarks. The simple answer to the question is no. Most countries don't. There are a few countries where unregistered, or so-called common-law trademarks, are given some limited protection. Among them...

THINKING OF TRADEMARKING YOUR BRAND?Here's another commonly asked question: "Does my trademark need to match my company name?" or "Do I have to have a company name that's the same as my trademark?" People tend to believe that they must establish ownership of a company or an LLC before...

Who Owns the Copyright?Just because you pay someone to create something for you, to paint an image, or design your logo doesn’t mean you own the copyright or other intellectual property in that image. The creator of any material or image automatically receives copyright protection for their work...

Canada and the USFor instance, this is straightforward in Canada because there are two official languages, French and English. Anything you file in English will automatically cover the French version. This can make for some challenging trademark searches because you must look at synonyms not only in one language but...

Set the Stage Andrei!Initially, when the first trademark laws were being adopted, you could only trademark brands that covered physical products. You couldn't trademark brands to cover services. Then, at some point, they figured out that, hey, the brand is equally important to companies that offer services, they should...