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		<title>Trademark question  hire a lawyer or not</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[I think most lawyers and clients]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I think most lawyers and clients will tell you that the best arrangement is to build a long-term relationship between the lawyer and client.&nbsp; If your criteria for a lawyer is the "cheapest" and one who give you the most for "free" you will be disappoi[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[we agree.&nbsp; it is a cost of ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[we agree.&nbsp; it is a cost of doing business.&nbsp; like all such costs, they are ultimately passed on to the consumer/client.&nbsp; my rent is a cost of doing business.&nbsp; that cost of doing business is ultimately paid for by my clients.&nbsp; if som[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
I think it is important to kee]]></title>
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I think it is important to keep in mind that there really are no free legal consultations.&nbsp; In my experience, lawyers that give away their time to some clients have to do something to compensate for that - usually by charg]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hey, thanks for the compliment!&]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hey, thanks for the compliment!&nbsp; :)One thing PepperLegal suggested was to only take the logo to the rough stage before meeting with a lawyer.&nbsp; If in a search, the lawyer finds a problem with the name or look of the logo, you may have to r]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank you for great advice.&nbsp]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thank you for great advice.&nbsp; I am trying to trademark my new business name which will be printed on all products.&nbsp; the name is sortof a nickname that brings forth visions of lazy and hazy beach days, all things associated with our beach outdoo]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I filed my trademark myself at t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I filed my trademark myself at the USPTO site and did not use a lawyer.&nbsp; The reason being is that I am 99.9% sure there are no contesting marks.&nbsp; I did my own basic search which I know is not as comprehensive as what a lawyer could do.&nbsp; I ch[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I think it is important to keep ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I think it is important to keep in mind that there really are no free legal consultations.&nbsp; In my experience, lawyers that give away their time to some clients have to do something to compensate for that - usually by charging higher fees when they ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I agree that a good trademark is]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I agree that a good trademark is usually a good investment.&nbsp; Other than trade secrets,&nbsp;it is the only form of intellectual property that potentially never expires.&nbsp; Thus, it can continue to increase in value forever.&nbsp; I would either ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi Dianne,Although you do not NE]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi Dianne,Although you do not NEED to hire a lawyer to register a trademark, you may find it a worthwhile investment.&nbsp; I would also suggest you consider a comprehensive trademark search before you pursue the registration process, which will gi]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi All,
Glad everybody is out t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi All,
Glad everybody is out there helping me navigate my new entrepreneurship adventures.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
I thought registering a trademark would be easy, after reading www.usp]]></description>
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