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Before You Expand Internationally, Protect the Brand: Why Trademark Strategy Should Come Before Market Entry
Before You Expand Internationally, Protect the Brand: Why Trademark Strategy Should Come Before Market Entry
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Can You Trademark a Phrase the Internet Already Uses? What the “Hot Girls Read” Dispute Teaches Small Businesses About Brand Protection
Can You Trademark a Phrase the Internet Already Uses? What the “Hot Girls Read” Dispute Teaches Small Businesses About Brand Protection
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Trademarks, Copyrights, or Patents?
Trademarks, Copyrights, or Patents?

Patents and Copyrights live for a certain number of years, and you have to renew them. They can actually be in effect for the life of the product/service/company. Your registration does require filing and fees paid at regular intervals to ensure it stays in effect forever.

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