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Are initial letters a good trade mark?

Posted by Margaret Ryan | Jun 27, 2024 | Learn Magazine, Legal |

Combinations of 3 or more letters can be registered as a trade mark, but can provide quite narrow protection against use or registration of rival marks on similar goods or services. KFC opposed Grill’d’s trade mark application for HFC and lost because the Trade Marks Office considered that KFC and HFC were not sufficiently similar.

I own my business/domain/social media name – don’t I?

Posted by Margaret Ryan | Dec 13, 2022 | Branding, Learn Magazine, Legal, Regulations, Running a Business, Starting in Business |

Company, business, domain and social media names do not give businesses any rights to the name. A trade mark registration is the only way to own a name.

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Are initial letters a good trade mark?

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