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Get Your Financial Trademark Now, Before It’s Too Late
Financial Trademarks 1976-2008 In 1996 there were just 67,000 Class 36 trademarks on file with the USPTO. But in the last decade, that number has more than tripled. Today, there are around 250,000 registered financial
How To Look Up Your Financial Trademark in 10 Easy Steps
There are thousands of financial institutions across North America who leave some of their most valuable assets virtually unprotected. We’re talking about their trademarks — things like names, logos, slogans, products, etc. Here’s a step-by-step
Ohio Bank Learns Hard Lesson About Trademark Law
For 120 years, people in Ohio knew their bank simply as “OV.” Not any more. The bank was forced to change names by one of their competitors. The ‘Ohio Valley National Bank’ was founded in
Don’t Use Orange Circles Or ING May Sue You
Consider yourself on notice: If you are a bank or credit union using anything resembling this orange dot… …look out. Orange circles may be enough for ING to take you to court next. Last Wednesday,
