This section of the forum is for discussing the business and finance issues of the t-shirt industry. Which business structure to use (sole proprietor, LLC, S Corp, etc), how to handle billing, where to register your business and get the proper licensing, etc.
Yes, you have your answer, trademark, or also known as service mark.
Copyright is more for art: written word like books, lyrics, poems, photographs, paintings, plays. A quick read of the copyright info and the trademark info listed under "resources" to the left on the forum will familarize you with the basics of what each covers. Best regards.
when i trademarked mine.... i had an issue with nordstrom...they registered "two am" 2 weeks before i registered ": 2:37am :".... i got suspended and had to go through all this b.s......... finally the lawyer registered it as a trademark with letters/numbers/symbols and is a stylized..... so hopefully real soon it'll clear
when i trademarked mine.... i had an issue with nordstrom...they registered "two am" 2 weeks before i registered ": 2:37am :".... i got suspended and had to go through all this b.s......... finally the lawyer registered it as a trademark with letters/numbers/symbols and is a stylized..... so hopefully real soon it'll clear
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Did you file the Trademark yourself? or go through a filing company/attorney?
Seems like you can file yourself - the form does not look too comples after a detailes Trademark search - but not sure how easy it is to handle challenges if there are any yourself
If your company name is a word with one letter backwards, you might have a hard time registering it if the same word (with no backwards letters) is already trademarked. I think this is one you might want to take to a lawyer first before trying to register.
If your company name is a word with one letter backwards, you might have a hard time registering it if the same word (with no backwards letters) is already trademarked. I think this is one you might want to take to a lawyer first before trying to register.
Yes also if the word spelled backwards sounds like a common trademark that could be an issue too - the Nolo Trademark book covers these points too - lawyers are expensive though - may be cheaper to do a Trademark search for $80 and then file the application and see what happens
I only have 2 shirt designs at this point but the layout is:
Word
Image (common, not mine or unique)
Word
And the other is:
Word
&
Word
Am I loooking at a trademark here? Cany anyone estimate the cost of each trademark? (I hear these must be done in Washington D.C.) and not state-based I am in Massachusetts).
Hi all, I am new to these forums, and man are they helpful. I am probably going to be purchasing my first shi-pment of shirts this month's end and I am NERVOUUUSSSSS!!!!
I just realized I might have made a copyright instead of a trademark? I have an image and a name that I want on my labels: is this trademark or copyright? I understand trademark takes a couple years so can I go ahead and use the logo and just sit and wait for the approval? That is a bit confusing!!!
Also, I want a business name: is this just a normal business name registration?
Hi all, I am new to these forums, and man are they helpful. I am probably going to be purchasing my first shi-pment of shirts this month's end and I am NERVOUUUSSSSS!!!!
I just realized I might have made a copyright instead of a trademark? I have an image and a name that I want on my labels: is this trademark or copyright? I understand trademark takes a couple years so can I go ahead and use the logo and just sit and wait for the approval? That is a bit confusing!!!
Also, I want a business name: is this just a normal business name registration?
I'm not sure about trademark vs. copyright. Even thoughthe above says differently for me, I still think I am using a TM and I am puting it on my shirts Temorarily until mine comes in.
I think your's is a TM too but I could be wrong.
Copyrights for me mean literature, media, and artwork, etc...but again I might be wrong.
As for your name, you probably want to register in your town or city as a 'DBA' (doing business as...). This would mean you would be, i.e. Mark Smith, DBA Lionheart Shirts. Then you need to go down to your local bank and open up a separate bank acct. under Lionheart shirts.
Hope this helps and yes these forums are very helpful. I'm just getting my 1st shipment (100 shirts this week too
copyright or trademark??? 
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