6/20/2007 5:06 PM
Victor the Inventor wrote:
Answer: Indefinitely...The term is 10 years with 10 year renewable terms..But you must also file between the 5th and 6th year anniversaries of the registration, a Declaration of Use under Section 8. Reply to this
7/1/2007 9:05 PM
daniel spencer wrote:
I talked with you today at the Morrison Family Reunion. Just wanted to let you know I found your website. It's very interesting. I will be in touch with you later. Thanks again Reply to this
8/27/2007 11:21 PM
John wrote:
I have a question regarding inventions that use other products. for example: If I created a jewelry box out of wood and then purchased a legally licensed sticker of a Barbie doll and placed it on this jewelry box then sold it on say ebay would I be violating any trademark or other company protections Reply to this
8/29/2007 7:37 AM
Vic-Vincent wrote:
John, I have bought other products from other companies to create my inventions and then resold them. In your case you may be using a Barbie trademark to sell your product. Someone might think they were buying an official Barbie product. If your stickers do not have the word Barbie or anything associated with that that company on them, it would be OK... For instance I own the Trademark "HURRICANE SURVIVOR". If someone makes a product and puts a sticker on it that says "HURRICANE SURVIVOR" and resold that product: It would be trademark infringement.. But if you bought my product and didn't alter it.. You could resell as many as you wanted on E-bay.. Which is done by millions everyday. I suggest you just sell your wooden jewelry box without any Barbie logo.. and create your own sticker.. to be sold as an accessory for the Barbie products. Hope this helps and keep being creative.. Victor Reply to this
1/26/2011 9:05 PMhh gregg wrote:
I would agree making your own sticker sounds like the way to go here. Because putting a barbie sticker on a product that is not made by Mattel would in essence be false advertisement and tricking customers into thinking they are getting a genuine barbie product. I would say using the same color scheme in the sticker would be ok.
