Register Company Name

Deciding to register a company name?

If you have developed a product or service, you would want to protect it from being copied by other individuals or companies. That is why you need to register your trademark. What are the things that you need to remember when registering a trademark?

Make sure that the name you choose is unique when you register company name. If you want to know if someone else has already registered it, try to visit the website of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and type your desired product name contained in quotations like for example, “my Trademark.”

Make sure that your trademark will not be confused with other products of similar nature, line or design. This will prevent you from getting into an infringement case as you confuse the public in the hope to attain the recognition and the consumers of the established brand if your trademark is closely similar to theirs. An example of this type of infringement is registering your product “D&Cy” for your line of bags and clothing hoping to draw consumers of the popular “D&C.”

Make sure that you contact a lawyer specializing in intellectual property rights or infringement cases so that you will be assured that every step you take from the registration up to the approval of your trademark are legal.

If you developed the product or service, though, on which name should you register it to? Wouldn’t it be fair if it is placed under your name since you burnt candles just to develop the product? Yes. Registration is fairly easy and could be accomplished in no time under your name but what about the risk that a company with superior trademark rights learn of your brand and claim that you are just simply copying their product?

According to experts in this type of legal matter, you have to register the trademark in the company’s name. In so doing, you protect your personal assets if there is a possibility that a third party company will challenge you or question your trademark’s legality. Aside from that, you won’t be liable to any infringement case as the company will become responsible to any statutory damages if a case is filed and lost which could sometimes amount to $100,000.00.

In cases where you don’t have a corporation or limited liability company set-up, it is advised that you create one so that your intellectual property rights are protected. Never regret spending money over a matter as great as YOUR product’s protection. Register company name and your products for your security.