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				<title><![CDATA[earlier trademark filings are ge]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Press-Release--Trademark.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[earlier trademark filings are generally preferred.
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  The best thing to do is to f]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Press-Release--Trademark.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[
  The best thing to do is to file an "intent to use" trademark application. This costs a bit more, but it gives you a filing date that actually predates the use of the mark in interstate&#160;commerce. If you don`t want to or can`t do that now, but ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  Yep, I`ve got to agree with ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[
  Yep, I`ve got to agree with KevDev.&#160; Use (tm) NOW.&#160; You can also register w/ your state pretty expensively, but the real protection comes with the Federal Trademark. Federal trumps all.
  &#160;
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[To put a very complex topic into]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Press-Release--Trademark.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[To put a very complex topic into a very brief summary:
There are two levels of trademark protection. The first level is when you believe you are the first to use a mark in identifying a product, and you want to claim that mark as yours. You ca]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I think you should protect what ]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Press-Release--Trademark.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[I think you should protect what you have prior to publlic exposure.&#160; 
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[
  I am about to submit a massi]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Press-Release--Trademark.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[
  I am about to submit a massive Press Release using PRWeb. I have not protected my brand since we are just launching it. 
  &#160;
  Would you recommend to absolutely protect the brand with trademark before sending any Press]]></description>
				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
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