Re: Re: Existing Product vs. New Trademark

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Existing Product vs. New Trademark

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: : : I need input. I'm a video producer. On the cover of one of my videos I use a symbol that's similar to a symbol that was just recently trademarked by another entity. My product and its packaging existed before the other entity secured their trademark. May I continue to use the symbol since my product existed prior to the other entity completing their trademark application? : : : Check out the link. Look at the VHS cover on the page. See the "ribbon" : : Dear Joe, : : The trademark law is too sophisticate for pat answers in a paragraph. First to use has a prior right but that is only where it starts. : : M. Arthur Auslander : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : 3008 Johnson Ave., New York, NY 10463 : : 7185430266, aus@auslander.com : : ELAINE's Workshop® : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : : Reality Check® : : Ok, thanks.

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