It seems that many of the words we use every day are already trademarked, which means it is difficult for entrepreneurs to find good names for their companies. Take Pandora, for instance.
PANDORA Trademark of Pandora Jewelry, LLC - Registration Number 3613181 - Serial Number 77251517 :: Justia Trademarks.
Most of the music industry operates by paying royalties and Pandora Music is no different. If you choose to upload your music to Pandora Radio free and Pandora Premium and Plus using a distributor through a licensing deal, you will receive a smaller portion of your digital royalties.
PANDORA Trademark of PANDORA MEDIA, LLC - Registration Number 5148704 - Serial Number 86159771 :: Justia Trademarks.
Pandora jewelry, unconnected to Pandora, the Music Genome Project®, or Pandora's Box in Greek mythology, is patented jewelry. Actually, it is the system of “keepers” that prevent charms, baubles and beads, attached to a Pandora bracelet or necklace from bunching, that is specifically patented in Pandora jewelry.
Pandora has a total of 311 patents globally. These patents belong to 153 unique patent families.
LUCKY CHARMS Trademark of GENERAL MILLS IP HOLDINGS II, LLC - Registration Number 0759322 - Serial Number 72155408 :: Justia Trademarks.
Requirements to use Pandora in your business
An active Mood Media account for the Pandora service for business, including current payment authorization. An active Pandora-compatible Mood Media media player.
Nope! A name (brand name, band name) cannot be protected by copyright. Copyright is only one form of intellectual property (IP). There are other forms, like trademarks, patents and trade secrets.
No, copyright does not apply to band names. Band names are considered branding, and branding cannot be protected by copyright. However, you can still protect your name from copying and infringement by registering a trademark, like the bands mentioned above.
So where does that leave Pandora? Once a trailblazer in free digital radio, Pandora (P) was late to offer an ad-free subscription service, and now it lags far behind its competitors. Management shakeups, a sinking stock price, financial losses and customer defections have checkered its recent past.
Ever since 2007, Pandora has been limited to users in the United States. Under pressure from copyright holders, Pandora started blocking users in other countries based on their IP addresses. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) will encrypt your traffic through a server in the location of your choice.
Pandora is a subscription-based music streaming service owned by Sirius XM Holdings based in Oakland, California, United States.
You can search all applied-for and registered trademarks free of charge by using the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)'s Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS). If your mark includes a design element, you will have to search it by using a design code.
You can only trademark a brand name that you're using in business or that you intend to use in business in the near future. You can't register a generic or descriptive name. Your trademark name has to be distinctive or unique in some way to be approved. The name can't create a likelihood of confusion among consumers.
To conduct a trade mark search, go to IP Australia's website. Before you can trade mark your band name, you must first ensure that no one else has already done so. Enter your band's name in the search field. If the name you choose is not already taken, it is likely you can register it.
Once a band name has been used, it cannot be used again without the prospect of litigation. After the well-known American Nirvana had success in the early 1990s, a less well-known British Nirvana, a progressive rock band from the late 1960s, contested the usage of the name.
If the name is taken, you may be able to trademark it if it hasn't been already. The first band to register a name gets federal trademark protection for it, even if someone else is using it. Still, it may be locally trademarked by another band.
Playing music in a business over a loudspeaker is commercial use and requires specific music licensing. Pandora is only covered for personal use. We help you avoid those legal headaches. Pandora for Business is an affordable and easy-to-use music solution that elevates your customer experience.
Pandora offers three types of subscriptions. Plus - is $4.99 USD/month or $54.89 annually (plus tax where applicable). Premium - is $9.99 USD/month or $109.89 annually (plus tax where applicable), unless you qualify for a Student or Military discount.
No. Names are not protected by copyright law. Some names may be protected under trademark law. Contact the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, [email protected] or see Circular 33 "Copyright Protection Not Available for Names, Titles, or Short Phrases".
The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, and the places, items, characters and events depicted in those books and films represent our intellectual property. To use any of those names (trademarks) as a business name without permission is unlawful.
The mascot of Lucky Charms, created in 1963, is Lucky the Leprechaun, also known as Sir Charms, and originally called L.C. Leprechaun. The cartoon character's voice was supplied by the late voice actor Arthur Anderson until 1992.