* YearOfDisruption.com: Top 10 Disruptive Trademark Law Articles

Plus 4.

By Erik J. Heels

First published 9/1/2016; YearOfDisruption.com; publisher: GiantPeople.


  1. How To Build A Startup: One Board At A Time, Be Yourself, Get Plants (2016-06-15)
    Top 11 tips for entrepreneurs.
  2. Top 10 Things Smart Companies Should Know About Intellectual Property (2010-10-22)
    Smart businesses should use all laws – including IP laws – to their advantage.
  3. How To Register A Trademark: Part 3: Trademark Filing (2009-04-07)
    File your trademark application with TEAS.
  4. How To Register A Trademark: Part 2: Trademark Search (2009-03-11)
    Search trademarks to rule out likelihood of confusion.
  5. How To Register A Trademark: Part 1: Choosing A Good Name (2009-02-11)
    A trademark is to your business as a foundation is to your house.
  6. Madrid Protocol: Affordable International Trademarks For Startups (2008-11-14)
    The Madrid Protocol is a great option for startups who want foreign trademark protection but don’t want to file trademarks in separate countries.
  7. How To Find The Ideal Canadian Trademark Law Firm (2008-04-24)
    Problem, meet process.
  8. Yahoo! Registers First Favicon Trademark (2008-01-15)
    Clock Tower Law Group filed historic favicon.ico trademark.
  9. The Brand Wars Are Coming, The Brand Wars Are Coming! (2007-07-01)
    How to defend your brands on the Internet.
  10. Book Review: The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding (2006-11-27)
    By Al Ries and Laura Ries.
  11. Trademarking Numbers (2004-02-17)
    You can register numbers as trademarks, and some numbers are still available.
  12. Just Say Moo – How To Name And Brand Your Product To Make It Stand Out From The Crowd (2003-12-08)
    Good branding can separate your cow from the other cattle.
  13. An IP Audit Of Spongebob Squarepants (2003-10-13)
    Let’s pretend for a moment that it is early 1999, and Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of Spongebob Squarepants, has contacted me for advice about protecting his intellectual property.
  14. How To Name Your Company, Trademark Your Domain Name, And Domain Name Your Trademark (2002-11-20)
    Think there are no cool domain names left? Think again. I found 201 cool domain names that are taken but six (count ’em, six) that are not. Some of them from a box of crayons. Plus strategies for protecting your trademarks, domain names, and company name.

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