Comments on: 5 reasons not to file a trademark http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/582/5-reasons-not-to-file-a-trademark/ Trusted advisors to the world's most innovative companies Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Duncan http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/582/5-reasons-not-to-file-a-trademark/comment-page-1/#comment-1422 Duncan Mon, 18 May 2009 10:12:04 +0000 http://localhost:100/thinkipstrategy/?p=582#comment-1422 <p>Great comments, John.  Totally agree, that if you have the funds, then always err on the side of filing a trade mark.  </p> Great comments, John.  Totally agree, that if you have the funds, then always err on the side of filing a trade mark.  

]]> By: Duncan http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/582/5-reasons-not-to-file-a-trademark/comment-page-1/#comment-2093 Duncan Mon, 18 May 2009 10:12:00 +0000 http://localhost:100/thinkipstrategy/?p=582#comment-2093 Great comments, John.  Totally agree, that if you have the funds, then always err on the side of filing a trade mark.   Great comments, John.  Totally agree, that if you have the funds, then always err on the side of filing a trade mark.  

]]> By: John Halton http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/582/5-reasons-not-to-file-a-trademark/comment-page-1/#comment-1421 John Halton Mon, 18 May 2009 08:21:25 +0000 http://localhost:100/thinkipstrategy/?p=582#comment-1421 <p>I agree with ##2-4, but disagree with #1. Even if you only trade in a "subset of a country", it is still potentially worth filing a trade mark if: </p><p>1. You want to be able to stop others using that name (whether within the same "subset" or otherwise) more easily than with a passing off claim or equivalent.</p><p>2. You want to mitigate the risk of someone else registering your name as a trade mark and using it to restrict your ability to develop your business further. </p> I agree with ##2-4, but disagree with #1. Even if you only trade in a “subset of a country”, it is still potentially worth filing a trade mark if:

1. You want to be able to stop others using that name (whether within the same “subset” or otherwise) more easily than with a passing off claim or equivalent.

2. You want to mitigate the risk of someone else registering your name as a trade mark and using it to restrict your ability to develop your business further.

]]> By: John Halton http://www.thinkipstrategy.com/ipthinktank/582/5-reasons-not-to-file-a-trademark/comment-page-1/#comment-2092 John Halton Mon, 18 May 2009 08:21:00 +0000 http://localhost:100/thinkipstrategy/?p=582#comment-2092 I agree with ##2-4, but disagree with #1. Even if you only trade in a "subset of a country", it is still potentially worth filing a trade mark if: 1. You want to be able to stop others using that name (whether within the same "subset" or otherwise) more easily than with a passing off claim or equivalent.2. You want to mitigate the risk of someone else registering your name as a trade mark and using it to restrict your ability to develop your business further. I agree with ##2-4, but disagree with #1. Even if you only trade in a “subset of a country”, it is still potentially worth filing a trade mark if: 1. You want to be able to stop others using that name (whether within the same “subset” or otherwise) more easily than with a passing off claim or equivalent.2. You want to mitigate the risk of someone else registering your name as a trade mark and using it to restrict your ability to develop your business further.

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