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Cynthia M. Jones of Avatar Legal provides a comprehensive review of important considerations before filing your client’s trademark application. Ms. Jones first analyzes the marks that qualify for trademark protection and then discusses the rights conveyed by state and federal registration, strong and weak marks, the registration process, and current trends in trademark law.
Other topics discussed include common law trademark rights, the benefits of federal registration, actual use vs. intent to use, the principal and secondary register, enforcement & abandonment, domain names, Google Adwords and likelihood of confusion claims, and the effects of the Internet on trademark law.
A member of the California Bar, Cynthia M. Jones has registered numerous trademarks with the USPTO and the California Secretary of State. She has also represented clients in Trademark litigation before the Trial and Appeals Board in Federal Court.
About Cynthia M. Jones
Practice Areas:
Business Law
Trademarks
Litigation
Community Activities:
Cynthia belongs to the Business section of the San Diego County Bar Association. She is also a member of Lawyers Club, serving on the Programs Committee. Cynthia sits on the Board of Councilors for the Torrey Pines Association, serving as Secretary in 2006.
Cynthia regularly presents the legal issues section of the San Diego SCORE workshop "Starting a New Business" and has presented several business related topics for Sterling Education Seminars.
Education & Background:
Cynthia graduated Cum Laude with a concentration in International Law from Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. She received the order of the coif and the Witkin Award for Legal Writing. She also served as an editor on the Hastings International and Comparative Law Review. She was also admitted to the Thurston Honor Society.
Cynthia received a B.A. with distinction in Biological Anthropology from the University of California, San Diego. While attending UCSD, Cynthia also minored in Chinese Studies, Psychology, and Theater.
Class Type: Participatory & Self-Study
Practice Areas: Business Law | Intellectual Property
State Accreditations: California (CA)
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