Comments on: Navigating the Trademark Process

By: Courtney Witter

Courtney Witter — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:59:20 +0000

Awesome post! I’ve had my business for a year but I clearly need to look into some of the things are your list.

By: stacy amoo-mensah

stacy amoo-mensah — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:53:50 +0000

hi emily! LOVE this post. very informative and love that you outlined your process in “steps”. so very generous of you to offer such a detailed explanation of your findings. i took the easy (but costly) way out and hired an attorney. might try this on my own though next time around. good luck with emily ley paper!

By: Lindsey (aka the Modchik)

Lindsey (aka the Modchik) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:54:33 +0000

Feel free to change that typo – you say blooger I say blogger – actually its the other way around!

Shanna – you & I same wave length this weekend!! luv it!

By: stacy/inkspot workshop

stacy/inkspot workshop — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:12:43 +0000

Thank you Emily! You are always so gracious in sharing what your personal and in depth research finds you:)

By: Shanna - My Favorite Everything

Shanna - My Favorite Everything — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:14:34 +0000

ohhhhhhh how I needed this post! Was just talking about this this weekend and I had no clue and no time to find a clue! Thank you Emily, (and Sara!)

By: Lindsey (aka the Modchik)

Lindsey (aka the Modchik) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:17:18 +0000

Emily – your timing couldn’t be better for me. Recently I noticed that some of my fav bloogers (Dooce included) trademarked their name and after hours of trying to start the application process I felt lost. I will definitely seek the guidance of Jack, I think it would be cheaper in the end to save me from countless hours of confusion!

AWESOME TIPS! – love the one abut registering the misspelled domains – who knew??

By: Anitria of Green With Envy Studios

Anitria of Green With Envy Studios — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:10:45 +0000

Great info!…I probably need to get to working on this :/

By: Emily Ley

Emily Ley — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:03:14 +0000

Hi there! For Ellia C. Naturals, you’d likely want to apply for a trademark since you’re using an initial as part of the legal name rather than Ellia’s full last name. Of course, each case is different. You may want to contact a Trademark Attorney or Jack Briggs (my contact listed in the post) to see if this is something you should pursue. If it is… I’d highly recommend it. Best of luck to you!

By: Amy K

Amy K — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:22:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing! I’ve been google-ing about this process and now all the information is right in front of me :)

By: Bullfrogs & Butterflies

Bullfrogs & Butterflies — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:20:55 +0000

Hi Emily! Thanks for the great info. My second company (a DBA to Bullfrogs & Butterflies) is Ellia C. Naturals, named for my daughter, Ellia Catrielle. Do you by chance know if this constitutes “using your name” or does it need to be a full name to avoid the TM process?