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		<title>All this legal talk makes my head spin!</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[assuming that a participating at]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[assuming that a participating attorney actually has experience in intellectual property, that might be worth looking into.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[If it is making your head spin,i]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[If it is making your head spin,it really doesn`t have to. There are very affordable legal plans out there that give you the security and backing for your patton.
There are so many issues in business that sometimes you just have to outsource it.I]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Yes, it can of course be done wi]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Yes, it can of course be done without an attorney.&nbsp; Is his time that will be required to do the homework worth something to him?&nbsp; My guess is that it is because our time is the most valuable thing we have.&nbsp; I`d hate to have to make my own pe[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi James,
Nothing is ever that ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi James,
Nothing is ever that simple.&nbsp; How boring life would be if it were.&nbsp; Opie has a lot of homwork before he/she can file on his/her own, but it can be done without an attorney.&nbsp; 
Since you`re a patent/trademark attor]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Having a trademark registration ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Having a trademark registration does not prevent a person from losing a trademark infringment case in court.&nbsp; Not having a trademark registration does not prevent a person from winning&nbsp;a trademark infringment case in court.&nbsp; Not that simple.[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[It is not necessarily true that ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[It is not necessarily true that "Someone else can use your name in a different industry than you."&nbsp; Open up a line of children`s clothing under the name&nbsp;"McDonald`s" and let me know how that works out.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi Opie,
I stand resolve that y]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi Opie,
I stand resolve that you can do this yourself, but you need to educate yourself on it. In addition to all of the information on the trademark site (link below again), check with your local SCORE office (]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[One thing an attorney could help]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[One thing an attorney could help you with is the difference between a trademark and a tradename.&nbsp; They are not the same.&nbsp; Also, the matter of whether the intent-to-use trademark application is or is not a waste of money is somewhat irrelevant.&nb[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[

Hi Opie, A couple of things ]]></title>
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Hi Opie, A couple of things you might be interested in  In order to be able to Trademark a name you must have used it in interstate or international commerce, if you have ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thanks for the info, Tammy.&nbsp]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the info, Tammy.&nbsp; It is much appreciated.&nbsp; You mentioned that if someone is already using the name but does not have it trademarked, they can come back at me.&nbsp; I performed my trademark searches and found the name I want to use ]]></description>
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