Can you trademark your hashtag?

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What is a hashtag? A “hashtag” is a form of metadata that is created by utilizing the “hash”, “pound”, “number” a.k.a. “hashtag” symbol (i.e., “#”) followed by a word or phrase without space. Meta data is something online (i.e. data, such as #YOURBRAND) that when searched gives information about something else (i.e., other data such as pictures of your products or information about your services). So, typically a hashtag is used when you do an online post so...

02 November

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Posted by Taylor Howard

in Art and Media Law, Business Law, Copyright Law, Trademark Law

Which form of intellectual property do I need? It is very common for people to get forms of intellectual property. Often I talk to people who know that they need to protect their intellectual property, but they aren’t sure what form of intellectual property protection they need. Although there are some similarities among these kinds of intellectual property, copyrights, trademarks, and patents are different and serve different purposes. This blog post will first outline the three...

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