98% of Trademarks in the U.S. Are Never Registered

Today’s guest blogger is Bennett Collen of Cognate.

USPTO_Registrations_ChartOnly an estimated 2% of trademarks are ever registered with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. I’m sure this surprises a lot of people, but it’s not a misprint. A full 98% of trademarks don’t have federal trademark protection, and that’s a conservative estimate; the real number is probably higher.

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Woohoo!: Title III Final Rules Before Halloween

business-962364_1280I was in NYC in early October and met up with some fellow CfiRA (Crowdfunding Intermediary Regulatory  Advocates ) members who have it on good authority that the Title III rules for federal equity crowdfunding will come out in October.  Woohoo again! This means that you can add a federal crowdfunding campaign to your New Year’s resolution.  In all seriousness, this opens up another channel for capital for startups and small businesses to raise money in the form of either equity or debt.

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IP 101: Your Questions Answered, Part 7

writing-828911_1280Welcome back to our now long-running series “IP 101”. In this edition, we’ll run through a few more of the best questions we’ve received about intellectual property and your business.

Instead of a contract, can we just put the licensing/branding/copy right protection language in an email as the job may be small?

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IP 101: Your Questions Answered, Part 8

photo-1442406964439-e46ab8eff7c4Welcome back to our series “IP 101”.Wow, we’re getting close to the end of the questions. It doesn’t seem like that long ago we were just started.  For this edition, we’ll look at patents on clothing and trade dress, as well as more questions on  copyright and incorporation.

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How to Prepare to Finance or Sell your Company: Webinar Roundup

MountainA key word in business is PREPARE. It’s something most of us learned around the time that we started receiving homework assignments. “Start with the end in mind” has been not only a personal motto, but at the core of Traklight’s software platform!

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