had an interesting chat yesterday with my patent/trademark lawyer.
no problem getting an innovative patent on the product, but he has concerns regarding the name i choose as my trading name/trademark.
the problem is that the name is somewhat descriptive of the product, and is a combination of two "everyday" words. apparently everyday words can't be trademarked (branded) and the trademark/brand can't be descriptive of the product.
ie, can't trademark/brand an apple as an apple, but can brand a computer as an apple.
and, if one thinks about it, most of the more commonly known trademarks/brands aren't related to the product at all - amazon, bunnings, bratz, russell hobb, google etc.
so ... i need some help. i can trademark the style in which my name is written, and the logo, but not the word - so anyone else could use the word.
i am open for some brainstorming ideas to get my own fog lifted (having been set on the orginal wording).
it is a product, not a service, so can't be "lizzie's stuff".
needs to have a double "t" in it, ie TT and is for a modern, funky product for cosmopolitan use. asides from that, can be anything.
i've already got:
aTTick
visTTa
and several forgotten at 3am this morning! if i could add a few more to my big sheet of paper and start brainstorming from there.
help ...
no problem getting an innovative patent on the product, but he has concerns regarding the name i choose as my trading name/trademark.
the problem is that the name is somewhat descriptive of the product, and is a combination of two "everyday" words. apparently everyday words can't be trademarked (branded) and the trademark/brand can't be descriptive of the product.
ie, can't trademark/brand an apple as an apple, but can brand a computer as an apple.
and, if one thinks about it, most of the more commonly known trademarks/brands aren't related to the product at all - amazon, bunnings, bratz, russell hobb, google etc.
so ... i need some help. i can trademark the style in which my name is written, and the logo, but not the word - so anyone else could use the word.
i am open for some brainstorming ideas to get my own fog lifted (having been set on the orginal wording).
it is a product, not a service, so can't be "lizzie's stuff".
needs to have a double "t" in it, ie TT and is for a modern, funky product for cosmopolitan use. asides from that, can be anything.
i've already got:
aTTick
visTTa
and several forgotten at 3am this morning! if i could add a few more to my big sheet of paper and start brainstorming from there.
help ...