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Assignments, Licensing, and Valuation of Trademarks

International Trademark Rights

Learn the Language

Trademark Registration

Trademark Strength

Trademark Symbols

Trademark Use

Business Names

Considerations in Selecting a Trademark

European Union Trade Mark and Madrid Protocol Comparison

Filing a Trademark Application in the United States

Filing a Trademark Application Outside the United States

Marking Requirements

Marking Requirements (Intended for a non-legal audience)

State Trademark Registrations in the United States

Trademark Fees (Global)

Trademark Fees (United States)

Trademark Portfolio Management Strategies

Trademark Searching

U.S. Trademark Registrations: Principal Register vs. Supplemental Register

Cancellation of a Registered Trademark

Counterfeiting

Counterfeiting (Intended for a non-legal audience)

Enforcement in Social Media

Fair Use of Trademarks

Fair Use of Trademarks (Intended for a Non-Legal Audience)

Figurative Use (United States)

Loss of Trademark Rights

Misuse of Trademarks in Dictionaries and Style Guides

Opposing a Trademark Application

Protection of Olympic Trademarks

Trademark Dilution

Trademark Dilution (Intended for a Non-Legal Audience)

Trademark Infringement

Trademark Surveys—United States and International Perspectives

Certification Marks

European Union Trade Mark

Famous and Well-Known Marks

Fluid Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Nontraditional Trademarks

Series Trademarks

Service Marks

Trade Dress

Trademarks vs. Generic Terms

Maintenance and Renewal

Unsolicited Offers for Trademark-Related Services in the United States

Brand Valuation

Trademark Assignments

Trademark Licensing

Community Design/EU Design

Enforcement of Industrial Designs

Registration of Industrial Designs

Industrial Design Rights

Differences Between Trademarks and Domain Names

Domain Names

ICANN

Online Advertising and Use of Others’ Marks

Online Advertising and Use of Others’ Marks (Intended for a non-legal audience)

The UDRP and URS: Alternative Dispute Resolution for Domain Name Disputes

Fees for International Registration Applications Under the Madrid Protocol

Free Trade Zones

Green Advertising Guidelines in the United States and Canada

International Treaties

Madrid Protocol

Parallel Imports (Gray Market Goods)

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