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What to Do After Trademark Registration: Monitoring, EU Expansion, Renewal, and When to File Again

A registered trademark gives you legal rights. It does not automatically monitor new trademark applications, update your protection when your business changes, or extend your rights into every new country you enter. A registered trademark gives you legal rights. It does not automatically monitor new trademark applications, update your protection when your business changes, or extend your rights into every new country you enter.

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Edvin Brobeck

23/08/2026

Ultimate DIY Guide to Nice Classification for Founders

Whether you are filing nationally, regionally, or internationally, class selection is one of the first decisions that affects cost, timing, scope, and future enforcement. It is also one of the easiest places to make a DIY mistake.

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Simon Fouladi

05/08/2026

How Founders Can Avoid Trademark Conflicts Before Launching Internationally

One of the most expensive mistakes a founder can make is choosing a brand name too quickly, investing in design and launch assets, and only then discovering an earlier trademark, marketplace presence, or app listing that can block the rollout.

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Simon Fouladi

04/08/2026

One Extra Letter Won’t Save You: What DOGGY vs DOGGIE Teaches Founders About Trademark Risk

Many founders do the same quick calculation. They find an earlier brand name, change one letter, swap an ending, and assume the risk is now manageable.

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Edvin Brobeck

30/07/2026

When Should You Trademark Your Brand? A Founder’s Guide to Timing, Value, and Avoiding Costly Rebrands

You can spend months choosing a name, building a site, buying domains, designing packaging, and lining up a launch, only to learn that the brand cannot scale into one of your key markets.

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Edvin Brobeck

27/07/2026

The ultimate guide to naming your brand after yourself

The moment your own name becomes a brand, it stops being only personal. It becomes an asset that has to be owned, protected, licensed, enforced, and sometimes fought over. Founders often experience that tension too late.

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Edvin Brobeck

14/06/2026

Why Swedish founders get burned by “available” brand names: company name, domain and trademark are not the same thing

You can register a company name, buy the domain, build the website, order packaging, and launch ads, and still be told to stop using the brand.

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Simon Fouladi

07/06/2026

When is it worth to protect your logo?

A common filing mistake goes like this: a company picks a descriptive or borderline-weak name, puts it into a clean font, adds a small graphic touch, and assumes it is now registrable as a logo. Often, it is not.

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Simon Fouladi

26/05/2026

Use It or Lose It: Why Trademark Protection Depends on Real Business Use

Companies can lose trademark rights if they do not use them. Learn why actual use matters and how aligning trademark strategy with business strategy protects long term brand value.

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Simon Fouladi

25/11/2025