Choosing the appropriate Nice classes (also known as ‘International Classes’) to file under during your trademark application can be a difficult task. Choosing the right class (es) for your trademark registration is an important part of your entire trademark protection strategy. Trademark Class 2 covers paints, dyes, colorants, varnishes, thinners, lacquers, resins, anti-preparations, primers, and… Continue reading TRADEMARK CLASS 2: Paints, Colorants and Preparations
TRADEMARK CLASS 8: Hand tools and implements
Different goods and services are classified into 45 Trademark Classes by the International (Nice) Classification of Goods and Services (1 to 34 cover Goods, and 35 to 45 cover Services). Hand-operated machinery that is utilized as a tool in the respective fields is classified as Class 8. Join our newsletter Thank you for Signing Up… Continue reading TRADEMARK CLASS 8: Hand tools and implements
TRADEMARK CLASS 9: Computers, Software and Electronics
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) separate trademarks into 45 different “classes” of goods or services when structuring its registry. Examiners of trademarks are aware that not all trademarks are in direct competition with one another. A buyer looking to purchase a scientific instrument from “Investigator Specialties” would not be confused with a private… Continue reading TRADEMARK CLASS 9: Computers, Software and Electronics
Trademark Class 10: Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments
A Trademark classification is used to make it easier to register all trademarks and service marks in a variety of fields with national and international trademark offices across the world. The International (Nice) Classification of Goods and Services divides different goods and services into 45 Trademark Classes (1 to 34 cover goods, and 35 to… Continue reading Trademark Class 10: Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments
TRADEMARK CLASS 12: Vehicles Locomotives
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the government office in charge of trademark registration, categorizes trademarks into 45 different “classes” of goods and services. The goal of these classes is to allow various types of businesses to register their trademarks in categories that are most closely connected to their primary business. Vehicles, devices, machinery,… Continue reading TRADEMARK CLASS 12: Vehicles Locomotives
TRADEMARK CLASS 11: Lighting, Heating and Cooking
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) separates trademark applications into 45 different “classes” of goods or services when categorizing federal trademark applications. The goal of these classes is to allow various types of businesses to register their trademarks in categories that are most closely connected to their primary business. Class 11 includes appliances for… Continue reading TRADEMARK CLASS 11: Lighting, Heating and Cooking
Factors Courts Consider in a Copyright Infringement Case
Fair use is frequently determined during copyright infringement litigation. A copyright holder (the plaintiff) will accuse someone of infringing on their work (the defendant). The defendant accused of infringement can now argue that the infringement was justified under the fair use doctrine. This doctrine is based on 17 U.S. Code 107, which is part of… Continue reading Factors Courts Consider in a Copyright Infringement Case
Understanding Copyright Protection
Authors, poets, artists, and film creators, among others, have their rights to their original works protected by copyright law. A work must be “fixed in a physical medium of expression” to qualify for copyright protection. This implies that the work must exist in some physical form for at least some time, regardless of how fleeting.… Continue reading Understanding Copyright Protection
Copyright Infringement: How Are Damage Amounts Determined?
It’s understandable that you’d want to preserve your unique work, which you’ve put a lot of time and effort into making. Getting copyright doesn’t guarantee that no one will try to steal or profit from your work, but it does provide you the option of filing a copyright and trademark infringement action to stop them… Continue reading Copyright Infringement: How Are Damage Amounts Determined?
Copyright Protection: Computer Software and Application
In the 1970s and 1980s, there was a lot of debate on whether computer software should be protected by the patent system, the copyright system, or a sui generis system. Following these debates, it was decided that computer programmes should be protected by copyright, whilst apparatus including computer software or software-related discoveries should be protected… Continue reading Copyright Protection: Computer Software and Application