Barefoot Runners Society is now a Registered Trademark!

Barefoot TJ

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The Barefoot Runners Society is now a registered Trademark! We will be changing our artwork soon to add the circle R symbol to it. The process involved a long wait but overall, it was seamless and pain-free once the right people were engaged. As you all know, trademarking our brand is important and tells the public we are here to stay.

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Time for me to break out the Sharpie!
 
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You could probably print a sticker of the symbol, then place the sticker over the signage. Maybe a print company could do this for you on vinyl real cheap.
 
You don't trust my penmanship?
 
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We'll let him slide, this time.
 
The Barefoot Runners Society is now a registered Trademark! We will be changing our artwork soon to add the circle R symbol to it. The process involved a long wait but overall, it was seamless and pain-free once the right people were engaged. As you all know, trademarking our brand is important and tells the public we are here to stay.

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Okay, why not.

But what about the use of the brand ? Is it subject to license ? If yes, which ?

I am sorry, I am certainly stupid, but I don't understand the purpose of filing the trademark. I thought BRS is a community not a product.
 
You would think we were a community, and that's the way I STRIVE to keep it. Ask anyone. Can you tell otherwise that the BRS is not a community?

BUT there are some folks out there who don't think of us as a community but a niche market to be profited off of while compromising our values, our purpose, our mission, and all of what WE stand for, and THAT is what I am protecting ALL of us against. I only make decisions that are in YOUR best interest. You must trust me.

The registered trademark is filed with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office):

We operate as an organization, not a business, but the government could care less which, so the thinking goes:

Time and time again, small business owners get hit with a cease and desist letter from another company they have never heard of -- often located in another state. The out-of-state company demands that the local company change its name or face a federal trademark infringement lawsuit.

Now the small business owner is faced with two very expensive choices-- fight a federal lawsuit or rebrand its products and services after using them for years.

This scenario -- which happens every day -- is easily avoided. By trademarking, businesses can protect their brands and confidently promote their products and services. ~Borghese Legal, Ltd.

NOTE: We do have a product...our tee shirts, stickers, and merchandise, all used to raise funds to operate the BRS...ONLY.

The benefits of having a registered trademark as compared to a common law trademark include:
  • Constructive notice nationwide of the trademark owner's claim.
  • More evidence of the ownership of the trademark.
  • Jurisdiction of federal courts may be invoked.
  • Registration can be used as a basis for obtaining registration in other countries.
  • Registration may be filed with the Customs Service to prevent importation of trademark infringing foreign goods.
 
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You would think we were a community, and that's the way I STRIVE to keep it. Ask anyone. Can you tell otherwise that the BRS is not a community?

BUT there are some folks out there who don't think of us as a community but a niche market to be profited off of while compromising our values, our purpose, our mission, and all of what WE stand for, and THAT is what I am protecting ALL of us against. I only make decisions that are in YOUR best interest. You must trust me.

The registered trademark is filed with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office):

We operate as an organization, not a business, but the government could care less which, so the thinking goes:

Time and time again, small business owners get hit with a cease and desist letter from another company they have never heard of -- often located in another state. The out-of-state company demands that the local company change its name or face a federal trademark infringement lawsuit.

Now the small business owner is faced with two very expensive choices-- fight a federal lawsuit or rebrand its products and services after using them for years.

This scenario -- which happens every day -- is easily avoided. By trademarking, businesses can protect their brands and confidently promote their products and services. ~Borghese Legal, Ltd.

NOTE: We do have a product...our tee shirts, stickers, and merchandise, all used to raise funds to operate the BRS...ONLY.

The benefits of having a registered trademark as compared to a common law trademark include:
  • Constructive notice nationwide of the trademark owner's claim.
  • More evidence of the ownership of the trademark.
  • Jurisdiction of federal courts may be invoked.
  • Registration can be used as a basis for obtaining registration in other countries.
  • Registration may be filed with the Customs Service to prevent importation of trademark infringing foreign goods.

Okay, I understand what is the problem and why you have registered BRS as a brand. One more thing, will you change CGU ?
 
What is CGU?
 
Everything will be updated. Thanks! :peeking:
 
Not at all. :cool: I am here to help however I can.