Comments on: 5 Smart Legal Steps for Your Blog http://www.blogherald.com/2009/10/12/5-smart-legal-steps-for-your-blog/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darkmans Darkroom http://www.blogherald.com/2009/10/12/5-smart-legal-steps-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1105885 Darkmans Darkroom Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:05:03 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=14565#comment-1105885 Great article and thanks for the reminder, since I am moving my site to word press I need to move my disclaimers and copyright statements too. I don't let anyone use my images though so a full on copyright is in the works. Great article. Thanks again, Darkman Great article and thanks for the reminder, since I am moving my site to word press I need to move my disclaimers and copyright statements too. I don’t let anyone use my images though so a full on copyright is in the works. Great article.
Thanks again,
Darkman

]]> By: Tricia C. http://www.blogherald.com/2009/10/12/5-smart-legal-steps-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1105546 Tricia C. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:18:26 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=14565#comment-1105546 Very useful post! Although I have most of the items above already in place, it's a good idea to regularly review your policies to make sure they're up-to-date (something I haven't been so good at in the past). I'm going to put it on my to-do list at regular intervals from now on. Very useful post! Although I have most of the items above already in place, it’s a good idea to regularly review your policies to make sure they’re up-to-date (something I haven’t been so good at in the past). I’m going to put it on my to-do list at regular intervals from now on.

]]> By: Fred Smith http://www.blogherald.com/2009/10/12/5-smart-legal-steps-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1105545 Fred Smith Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:13:27 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=14565#comment-1105545 With regard to Adding Trademark Clarifications; how do most blog owners decide if the name/ mark they use are trademarked? Doing a Google search would bring irrelevant and random hits most often. Perhaps some would reference the USPTO site to know if a mark is already in use and registered to eliminate possibilities of infringement. Using the USPTO one has to put in place formulae such as [bi] to try and find out the status of a mark and whether one's use of it poses potential infringement which is why I would suggest using www.trademarkia.com. Its free, and great to use. Apart from knowing the status of a mark one wishes to reference, one can also find out if one's mark is abandoned or expired as stated from the USPTO database using Trademarkia. Quite helpful to mark owners everywhere. With regard to Adding Trademark Clarifications; how do most blog owners decide if the name/ mark they use are trademarked? Doing a Google search would bring irrelevant and random hits most often. Perhaps some would reference the USPTO site to know if a mark is already in use and registered to eliminate possibilities of infringement. Using the USPTO one has to put in place formulae such as [bi] to try and find out the status of a mark and whether one’s use of it poses potential infringement which is why I would suggest using http://www.trademarkia.com. Its free, and great to use.

Apart from knowing the status of a mark one wishes to reference, one can also find out if one’s mark is abandoned or expired as stated from the USPTO database using Trademarkia.

Quite helpful to mark owners everywhere.

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