Preventative Practices: Dodging Trademark Bullying
Various sticky trademark disputes have been in the news lately. From the dispute between Apple and Proview Technology to the dispute between the United States Olympic Committee and the knitting website Ravelry over the crafters’ use of the term RAVELYMPICS to local news stories about how devastating a trademark dispute can be to small businesses, trademark disputes are everywhere.
So what can you, as a small business owner, do to protect yourself from a dispute with a trademark bully? Take some good old-fashioned advice!