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				<title><![CDATA[I tried to trademark my brand an]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I tried to trademark my brand and boy did I loose money! I fall under #2 ( and would be very angry to see someone copying it)&nbsp;but&nbsp;I might be even more hot if the person who has a variation of the name I wanted never does anything with it.&nbsp]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 2:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Money decisions are almost alway]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Money decisions are almost always a matter of priorities.&nbsp; I don`t personally know anybody on this list.&nbsp; Yet I say, "You have the money to hire a lawyer."&nbsp; You may think your trademark is not that important to the success of your busines]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 2:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I just spoke to a trademark atto]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I just spoke to a trademark attorney in Fort Lauderdale and he said it would cost between $1500-$2000, not including a search.&nbsp; Ouch, that hurts being a small start up.&nbsp; I think Legal Zoom is the way to go.&nbsp; ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 2:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Federal filing fee is $325. Cost]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Federal filing fee is $325. Costs to prepare the filing run from zero (doing it yourself), $159 (using LegalZoom.com), $??? using an attorney.I would say the decision on how to proceed depends on your experience doing this sort of thing, the comple]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 2:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Those are all great points you g]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Those are all great points you guys are making.&nbsp; My question is - how much does a trademark cost?&nbsp; I don`t dispute the value of the trademark, but should I worry about it before I`ve even sold one unit of product?By the way James ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 2:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[great points.&nbsp; ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[great points.&nbsp; ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 2:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I agree. Limited resources is an]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I agree. Limited resources is an issue for everyone, ExxonMobil down to Sue`s Cookie`s. Differences in scale, to be sure, but if the call is for collateral or trademark protection, a small business is going to go for collateral. Not that I agree, but I can[...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 2:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I`d also would rather be protect]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I`d also would rather be protected and have spent some money than not be protected and spent none.&nbsp; While this is "optional" in the sense that it does not legally have to be done, it seems foolish not to.&nbsp; I don`t see how people can do otherwise [...]]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 2:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I guess the key driver for many ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I guess the key driver for many people is the `successful mark` idea as well as limited resources. I know you believe that money is always available and should always go to the attorney first; in a perfect world, maybe so.I would suggest that when ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 2:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[One question that comes up from ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[One question that comes up from time to time in my business is "when should I register my trademark?"&nbsp; I am curious as to when people in this group think it makes sense to register a trademark.&nbsp; My quick and dirty answer to this is to register [1[...]]]></description>
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