Updated Feb. 13, 2013 at 8:39 a.m.
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TechLaw: A business has been using a trademark in relation to its goods or services for years, but has never bothered to obtain a federal registration for it. Another business starts using a similar trademark and moves to federally register the trademark. How are the rights of the first business impacted?
Hey - They stole my trademark! Can they really do that?
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Ward and Smith, P.A.
TechLaw: A business has been using a trademark in relation to its goods or services for years, but has never bothered to obtain a federal registration for it. Another business starts using a similar trademark and moves to federally register the trademark. How are the rights of the first business impacted?
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