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Trademarking a business name in the US involves first looking at the trademark office. They offer a search feature where you can search for words andor image elements and then you can see if something is available uh or if something is close and that can give you an idea of what your next steps are. uh oftentimes people uh register an LLC in a particular state and they feel that that gives them equivalent use rights for a trademark and that’s not the case. So those two things are separate. Um
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it’s important to then determine if something’s close that you find in the trademark office, you know, how close is it and what can you do to avoid those. Uh certainly some trademarks are stronger than others and that all comes into play when you work with an IP attorney who can help you navigate that and avoid some of those pitfalls so that you can secure a unique name that’s a strong brand that then can withstand attack from others and really become a valuable IP asset.
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