Why choose Federal Registration for your trademark?

Do you know that you can be entitled trademark rights just by using a trademark?

If you're using a name to identify your creative business on your website, socials, and other marketing materials, then you may have already established rights to that name (what we call common law rights).

So why register at all?

Dave Ratner shares 3 reasons why a federal registration can give your brand an edge.

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Music business webinar: Own Your Sound

Bonus: This clip is from Session 6 of Own Your Sound, a music business webinar series co‑presented by CBCA and CMIA. You can watch the full recordings on CBCA’s YT channel... because we believe every creative deserves access to legal insights.

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