Trademark Question

[Corleone]

i've no clue about trademarks what if i call my own stuff "insertcoolname productions" without TM stuff.

can someone tm the name then and get me into trouble?

name is free right now but too expensive to get worldwide TM

i'm just curious

[Jakke PNG]

How much does an international trademark cost anyways?
Yearly fee?

[JamesK]

2000 buckas

[Corleone]

so will i get into trouble?

[JamesK]

Originally posted by Corleone
so will i get into trouble?

yes they can sue you and get up to 60 million dollars from you

[Corleone]

cool ;) i'äll buy some trademarks from big tgps with alot of hits without TM and sue 'em all ;) you'll all hear from my lawyer

[Groove]

TM law is a can of worms.

[Dax]

A trade mark is protected as long as u can prove that YOU used the mark before anyone else.. in a specific area of business.

If u have used: im a shitter since 1988 and never cared for the domain and then someone goes registers imashitter.com and registers the TM, if u can prove that u used it first. YOu have rights to the mark.

It is all about first use.

[Corleone]

Originally posted by Dax
A trade mark is protected as long as u can prove that YOU used the mark before anyone else.. in a specific area of business.

If u have used: im a shitter since 1988 and never cared for the domain and then someone goes registers imashitter.com and registers the TM, if u can prove that u used it first. YOu have rights to the mark.

It is all about first use.

thanks. that will help me alot