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Unfortunately, acronyms, abbreviations ? or even initials ? are not automatically granted trademark protection. To qualify for trademark protection, the acronym, abbreviations or initials must not be descriptive and consumers must not be able to recognize them as synonymous with a particular product.

4. Register your business online Search the Ontario Business Registry for free to find out if your business name is already taken. Create a ONe-key account (it is a secure login and password) Log in to your ONe-key account and register for a ServiceOntario account (they maintain business registration records)

You may also conduct a trademark search by visiting the USPTO's Public Search Facility or by visiting a Patent and Trademark Resource Center near you. These resources are free to the public. For additional assistance, you may wish to hire an experienced trademark attorney.

An acronym is a word created by combining the first letter or syllable of each word in a phrase to create a new, single word. Here are a few examples of popular acronyms: FOMO: fear of missing out. GIF: graphics interchange format. PIN: personal identification number.

An acronym qualifies for trademark protection when two requirements are met. Firstly, to trademark an acronym, you must use your acronym to identify your business or as a brand name for your products or services. If you show that your acronym is used as a brand, you'll have a strong case for trademark protection.

Beneficial Owner was introduced to satisfy the mandatory requirement for a capacity and was meant to denote that the owner was the registered owner in fee simple.

Easy to Pronounce and Remember Your business name needs to be something that your customers can easily pronounce and remember. For example, acronyms can be tough and often mean nothing to most people. Keep it simple and straightforward ? it will ultimately cost you less to brand and market.

In acronyms commonly understood or commonly used in your field (ASTM, EPA, US, GIS), do not use periods after the capital letters. Do use periods after abbreviations and acronyms that are forms of address, initials within proper names, earned degrees, and when expressing measures of time (Dr. Bauer; M.S.