[Jewelry making - Article 00140] - Re: [Orchid] Slogan Copyright?

[James White]

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>     Now the question do we have a copyrighted material that is being
>     copied?  How can we prevent him from copying our slogan?

    IANAL but the simple answer is that your slogan is NOT "copyrighted
    material," it's not even copyrightable material---see the
    www.copyright.gov site which dozens of previous posts on Orchid have
    directed you to read. 

    Trademark is a much trickier issue and YOU need to consult a
    trademark attorney ASAP for the answer to that. You MAY own a
    trademark just by using it and thus for someone else to use one that
    is likely confusable with yours in the same class of goods/services
    MAY violate your rights. At the very least it will REQUIRE an
    attorney written cease-and-desist letter, but it may take a court
    case, to assert your rights (if any). 

James E. White
Inventor, Marketer, and Author of "Will It Sell? How to Determine If
Your Invention Is Profitably Marketable (Before Wasting Money on a
Patent)"  Info Sites:   www.willitsell.com    www.inventorhome.com,
www.idearights.com www.taletyano.com www.booksforinventors.com

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