Re: Help? What do we do now?

Subject: Re: Re: Help? What do we do now?

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: : In the message that follows from me (see who has precedence), I guess I must have had good intuitive sense of something occurring. From this site, I did find the free online database of trademarked names. I did a search. Lo and behold, there has been a registration of the name -- I'll say it -- The Canine Times, wtih registration effective 11/99, by the company Canine Times LTD. They indicated start use in commerce of 11/97. In 8/97, or so, they registered domain of caninetimes.com We started use in commerce 3/97 and can prove it. We've been using the name caninetimes in subdirectory, but most importantly on our publication since 3/97. : : Is it too late to stop this? Should we even try? If I'd known earlier, in the 30 day period, I would have protested. I'm positive they know about us. Positive. What triggers us being alerted? Should they have alerted us? I can't be checking databases daily! Are we looking at thousands of dollars to keep the name of our well-known and popular publication? Anything I can do immediately and easily? : : I have advertisers lined up the next three months in this weekly emailed publication. Am I suppose to rename immediately or ?? : : Furious, but yep, we should have trademarked it sooner. Now we know. : : Please advise. : I like to save money to even on professional fees. Doing it yourself as you have done is like cutting your appendic out using Gray's Anatomy. My service mark is ELAINE'S WORKSHOP, early legal advice is not expensive. You need help. : M. Arthur Auslander : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive : ELAINE's Workshop (sm): : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com

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