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Originally Posted by cgarr
I don't see wolfetone pickups were ever TM'd the only search I can find is that wolfetone did TM Dr, Vintage recently filed, or what am I missing? Check with your atty since you have used it for so many years:
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Registration does not need to be federal. Simple use alone is enough. The (tm) mark is used when a mark is not federally registers. The (r) marks is used for registered marks.
In 2007-8 we were involved in a dispute over the Dr. Vintage mark. I was the first to use it, but an ex-friend and distance-employee of mine registered it, and tried to force me to teach him how to make the model. We battled it out and ended in a stalemate, agreeing to leave each other alone. (too much money + idiot attorneys) His trademark was cancelled last year. We jumped on it.