I just recieved a contract back from a couple who signed their names and then wrote "all rights reserved TM" underneath their names. I have been unable to reach them to clarify what they mean. Can someone trademark their signature? Anyone run into this before? I'm clueless. Posted by W. R. Pickett (Member # 3842) on :
...You are being paid to perform work for these people and cannot contact them ???
....Something smells funny here.
Posted by Gene Golden (Member # 3934) on :
Eric, Is it from John Hancock???
Basically the "artwork" that is their signature would be covered by Copyright, not Trademark. Trademark will cover the actual names, as in "John Hancock" can be a trademark of the Company. If their name is a made up name, it may be Trademark-able. If there name is common, like Sally and Andrew Patterson, then they are full of themselves to think they can trademark the names so no one else could use them.
[ October 15, 2004, 03:41 PM: Message edited by: Gene Golden ]
Posted by Eric Barker (Member # 2972) on :
Gene,
They're just normal names. I thought it might be some new scam or something, that others had heard about. I guess they're just weird. I'll find out when they return next week. Thanks.
W.R.,
I grew up in Roanoke and always thought Richmond smelled funny too.
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