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Podcast: Leveraging Inspiration: The Inspired Patent Podcast
Episode: S13 E14 Who Is First, And Why It Matters For Trademarks with Wayne Carroll
Description: S13 E14 Who Is First, And Why It Matters For Trademarks
Have you ever worked hard to be first in line? Lunch line, Black Friday, concert tickets, the latest iPhone, airplane seating.
For trademarks, there are several different ways to determine who is first in line, and therefore gets the exclusive right to use a brand name or logo. Sometimes people think they are first in line and they are not. We will discuss how first use, first state trademark registration, and first federal trademark registration are different and work together to determine who get...