<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;Have you ever thought about how to protect your company name, logo, or slogan – and when you should do that?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk124880407;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;On this episode, my guest is J.J. Lee, and he will answer those questions.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; J.J. Lee is an experienced Trademark Attorney and the Founder of Trademark Lawyer Law Firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; J.J. and his team have successfully registered over 7000 trademarks for their clients.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk124880407;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;During our conversation, J.J. shares insights regarding his experience helping companies protect their brands using trademarks.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; He discusses when to consider filing a trademark application and how to avoid costly mistakes that can impact your business and brand.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk124880407;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;J.J. shares practical advice for startups as well as established companies.&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; He explains why it's important for technology companies to secure their trademarks early in the growth of the business.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk124880407;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';" xml:lang="EN"&gt;I encourage you to listen to this episode so you get a better understanding of how to protect your company's valuable brand.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk124880407;"&gt;&lt;strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;Today on the &lt;em&gt;Tech Leader Talk&lt;/em&gt; podcast:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk124880407;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;- Why you should protect your core brand first&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk108860668;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;- The right time to file a trademark application&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk108860668;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;- Avoiding trademark scams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk108860668;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;- Preliminary searches for trademark availability&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk108860668;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;- Common trademark mistakes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk108860668;"&gt;&lt;strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;Resource:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"&gt;&lt;span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk108860668;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;TM Telegram Newsletter:&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://tmtelegram.kit.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk108860668;"&gt;&lt;span lang= "EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;https://tmtelegram.kit.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"&gt;&lt;strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;Connect with &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;J.J. Lee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;Website:&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span lang="EN" xml:lang= "EN"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.trademarklawyerfirm.com/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"&gt; https://www.trademarklawyerfirm.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;LinkedIn:&lt;span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span lang="EN" xml:lang= "EN"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjleelaw/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"&gt; https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjleelaw/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style= "line-height: 107%; margin: 24.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;"&gt;&lt;strong style= "mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;Thanks for listening!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;Be sure to get your free copy of Steve's book,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://stevesponseller.com/book"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; Cracking the Patent Code&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;, and discover his proven system for identifying and protecting your most valuable inventions. Get the book at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://stevesponseller.com/book"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"&gt; https://stevesponseller.com/book&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN" style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" xml:lang="EN"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Tech Leader Talk

Steve Sponseller

Trademark Strategies for Tech Companies – J.J. Lee

DEC 11, 202536 MIN
Tech Leader Talk

Trademark Strategies for Tech Companies – J.J. Lee

DEC 11, 202536 MIN

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Have you ever thought about how to protect your company name, logo, or slogan – and when you should do that? On this episode, my guest is J.J. Lee, and he will answer those questions. J.J. Lee is an experienced Trademark Attorney and the Founder of Trademark Lawyer Law Firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan. J.J. and his team have successfully registered over 7000 trademarks for their clients. During our conversation, J.J. shares insights regarding his experience helping companies protect their brands using trademarks. He discusses when to consider filing a trademark application and how to avoid costly mistakes that can impact your business and brand. J.J. shares practical advice for startups as well as established companies. He explains why it's important for technology companies to secure their trademarks early in the growth of the business. I encourage you to listen to this episode so you get a better understanding of how to protect your company's valuable brand. Today on the Tech Leader Talk podcast: - Why you should protect your core brand first - The right time to file a trademark application - Avoiding trademark scams - Preliminary searches for trademark availability - Common trademark mistakes Resource: TM Telegram Newsletter: https://tmtelegram.kit.com/ Connect with J.J. Lee: Website: https://www.trademarklawyerfirm.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjleelaw/ Thanks for listening! Be sure to get your free copy of Steve's book, Cracking the Patent Code, and discover his proven system for identifying and protecting your most valuable inventions. Get the book at https://stevesponseller.com/book.