In general, you should not use a trademark belonging to another company. Besides avoiding conflict, it is bad marketing to promote the brand of another for free - which is what you are doing. That's why TV shows have started blacking out logos on vehicles unless they've paid to advertise...

A provisional patent application automatically goes abandoned after one year from the date of filing. Here are a few things to consider before converting a provisional patent application to the full utility patent application. You have one (1) year from the filing date of the provisional application to convert a...

The question of inventorship is a legal question. The law requires all inventors who made an inventive contribution to the invention to be named in a patent application. Routine testing of an invention does not meet this criteria. Inventor(s) are the people with the "Ah ha!" moment in their mind....

Using someone else's trademark can be tricky. It is permitted in certain instances and under certain restrictions. Generally, I advise not using someone else's trademark. This avoids the possibility of liability for trademark infringement. Even if you are not technically infringing their trademark. Why? Just having to respond to their...

Can I trademark a similar word. I get this question a lot. For example, can I change one letter, or a few letters in someone else's trademark and get my own trademark? That's a great question! The question often comes up in the context of trademark registration at the US...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLQv_54JfbQ&t=12s Hi.  My name is Mark Trenner.  I’m a patent attorney here in Colorado.  I started my law firm, the Trenner Law Firm, in 2004. I’ve been helping individual inventors, entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses now for over 10 years write patent applications for their inventions. Today I’m here to...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoXK3ga8sPA Hi.  My name is Mark Trenner.  I’m a patent attorney.  I started my own law firm, the Trenner Law Firm, in 2004, that is over 10 years now that I’ve been helping individuals,  start-ups, entrepreneurs and small businesses to file patent applications to protect their invention.  I’ve been practicing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr8bbtJlhuc Hi.  My name is Mark Trenner.  I’m a patent attorney.  I started my law firm, the Trenner Law Firm, in 2004, that is over 10 years now that I’ve been practicing in my own law firm, helping individual inventors, small businesses, entrepreneurs and start-ups protect their inventions with patent...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa21XYCKF2o Today I’m here to answer your question, what is a patent agent.  Is there a difference between a patent agent and a patent attorney?  There is a difference.   There is actually a big difference.  Patent agents and patent attorneys are both licensed by the US Patent office.  You are...

Hi.  My name is Mark Trenner and I’m a patent attorney.  I started my law firm in 2004, that is over 10 years now that I’ve been helping individual inventors, start-ups, entrepreneurs and small businesses.  I’ve written hundreds of patent applications in the over 15 years I’ve been registered as...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_E7qpzEmdE Hi.  My name is Mark Trenner.  I’m a patent attorney.  I started my law firm, the Trenner Law Firm, in 2004, that is over 10 years ago, and ever since, I’ve been helping individual inventors, start-ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs protect their inventions by writing patent applications.  In the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOvspvI-pX4 Hi.  My name is Mark Trenner.  I’m a patent attorney.  I started my law firm, the Trenner Law Firm, in 2004, that is over 10 years ago, and I’ve been helping individual inventors, entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses, ever since, to protect their inventions with patent applications.  In the...