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Re: 7 Legal Tips

Tshirtmagazine — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:04:39 -0000

As far as trademarking a phrase/slogan, you could do it before it's being used, if it's in your budget, you have a solid plan for how it (the t-shirts) will sell, you know that this slogan has the potential to be big, and you're 100% sure that you will be keeping and using the phrase/slogan.

The problem is, if you trademark your phrase/slogan too early, you might decide after a month or two that you don't wanna use the slogan. If you didn't really make any sales in that timespan, then getting the trademark would have been a waste of money. I've faced a situation a couple times, in which I was so close to trademarking a slogan and brand name, only to end up not using it.

Common law does have some legal protection (mainly for copyrights) but in some cases, common law will not be enough protection, like if your in a legal dispute with an established company. I personally wouldn't trademark the phrase until it really starts showing great sales potential, but if you have the funds, go for it. You can actually begin filing for a trademark at http://www.legalzoom.com. And in the case that you decide you no longer want to use the trademark, you can stop the trademarking process and get your money refunded (BEFORE the trademark is officially processed). Hope that answered your question.

Re: Juzd

Tshirtmagazine — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:50:15 -0000

Thanks for letting me know, I edited the name.

Re: Zeroboutique 50% off sale

Tshirtmagazine — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:33:04 -0000

I like the tee too, but I think it would have been cooler if the characters were a different color (like red or gray). What's with the apple on the girl's head?

Re: Headline Shirts Big Sale – All Shirts on Sale

Tshirtmagazine — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:29:50 -0000

Oh yeah, the Hillary/Obama t-shirts. The "cross campaign" with Hillary promoting Obama and vise versa is hillarious.

Re: History Tees – Billie Holiday’s Birthday April 7

Tshirtmagazine — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:25:55 -0000

Love the smoking mermaid shirt. I like the style of t-shirts that Amorphia Apparel makes (crisp lines, no dark outline).

Re: 7 Legal Tips

Tshirtmagazine — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:27:50 -0000

If, for example, you wanted to just illustrate a picture of Ray Charles on a shirt, there really isn't a problem with that, if you're loosely basing it on a photo. But, if you copy a well recognized photo of him, you could get into legal trouble with the photographer who took the picture. A lot of brands do go ahead and copy a well recognized photo of a famous person, and get away with it, but I wouldn't risk copying and pasting a famous photo.

Also, if you're a small brand and you copied a photo of a famous person, you probably wouldn't get in trouble for it. But if you're making millions of dollars off of the shirt designs and your brand gets really popular, you could risk getting in trouble.

Re: On This Day In History Joseph Stalin Died & related T-Shirts

Tshirtmagazine — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:39:20 -0000

Love the Communist Party t-shirt by Tom Burns. I would never ever wear it, but I just love the illustration and the idea.