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Within the past 5 years, Homesick Candles has trademarked names of states, cities, and zodiac signs for its home fragrance and lifestyle brand. After securing trademark registration Homesick took steps to shut down the websites of small businesses selling candles named after states, cities, and zodiac signs right before the biggest sale season of the year--Black Friday!
Listen to learn how this happened. Discover how small businesses that were using the names of states, cities, and zodiac signs as their products names before Homesick may have options to challenge Homesick's trademark rights and possibly secure trademark rights of their own.
Follow along @legallyivy and @heistishpodcast for more
Disclaimer: The information provided does not and is not intended to constitute legal advice. Instead, all information, content, and materials provided are for general informational purposes only.
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By Ivy McNeill | Attorney and Legal AnalystSend us a text
Within the past 5 years, Homesick Candles has trademarked names of states, cities, and zodiac signs for its home fragrance and lifestyle brand. After securing trademark registration Homesick took steps to shut down the websites of small businesses selling candles named after states, cities, and zodiac signs right before the biggest sale season of the year--Black Friday!
Listen to learn how this happened. Discover how small businesses that were using the names of states, cities, and zodiac signs as their products names before Homesick may have options to challenge Homesick's trademark rights and possibly secure trademark rights of their own.
Follow along @legallyivy and @heistishpodcast for more
Disclaimer: The information provided does not and is not intended to constitute legal advice. Instead, all information, content, and materials provided are for general informational purposes only.