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Thinking about doing business internationally with your trademark? The routes to international trademark protection

Every country – or sometimes even every region – has a different business climate, as well as its own laws and regulations. That is also true for trademark rights. If you have…

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Are you going to do business abroad? Here’s how to form a sound basis for your international trademark protection

Taking the step to do business abroad is exciting and is full of opportunities for moving your business forward. If you have not yet registered your trademark, this article will…

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5 mistakes entrepreneurs often make when dealing with intellectual property

As an entrepreneur you make mistakes. That’s how you learn. With some mistakes, though, you would rather have known beforehand how to avoid them. That is also true for intellectual…

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Are you also using your trademark for products and services for which it has not been registered yet? Check here what you need to do.

With a registered trademark, everything is fine. It means your brand is protected for the products and services you have selected. You do have to keep an eye on it though. This is…

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Thinking about protecting your brand yourself? Or would you rather outsource? 5 reasons to ask a professional to do it for you

What is best? Register your trademark yourself or ask a professional specialised in intellectual property law specialist (an IP representative) to do it for you? The answer is…

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How can you have the monopoly over your company name?

Many entrepreneurs still believe that with their trade name and registration with the Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands or the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO) in Belgium…

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For WOLF brand, trademark registration was essential

Niels Wouters makes premium streetwear and spirits. He believed in his brand’s potential from the very start. “WOLF is a brand that stands for passion, for fire, for doing things…

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You don’t have a monopoly on your company name

It regularly happens that the terms trade name and brand name are used interchangeably. It can be an expensive mistake. A trade name is not (yet) a brand name. Its protection is…

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When your trademark application is blocked: this is what happened to Zeefier

Nienke Hoogvliet and Anne Boermans had spent a lot of time thinking carefully about their brand name. They also filed their trademark application themselves. Opposition came from…

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