{"id":1899,"date":"2012-03-23T13:32:59","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T17:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.domainandtrademark.com\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2019-08-09T09:04:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T13:04:34","slug":"trademark-options-are-almost-limitless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/trademark-options-are-almost-limitless\/","title":{"rendered":"Trademark options &#8216;are almost limitless&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whatever form a company&#8217;s intellectual property takes, there are mechanisms  in place for them to protect it.<\/p>\n<p>The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) comments that the  possibilities for <a title=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/trademark-searching.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/trademark-searching.html\">trademark<\/a> registration are &#8220;almost limitless&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>As a consequence, companies can ensure brand protection by claiming the legal  rights to words, phrases, drawings, symbols, 3D signs, music or vocal sounds,  fragrances, color sequences and much more.<\/p>\n<p>WIPO explains that combinations of words, letters, and numerals &#8211; specific to  a particular company or organization &#8211; can also be registered as a trademark, to  prevent their use by rival operators.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the  exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another  to use it in return for payment,&#8221; WIPO notes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely  beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The body explained that trademark protection is enforced by the courts, which  in most systems have the authority to block <a title=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/domain-recovery.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cscglobal.com\/global\/web\/csc\/domain-recovery.html\">infringement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whatever form a company&#8217;s intellectual property takes, there are mechanisms in place for them to protect it. 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