Can You Legally Trademark Surnames?
You start a business. Simple idea. You want to use your last name as the brand.
Seems fair, right?
“Can I trademark it? Like Disney. Like Hershey.”
Short answer?
No. Not usually.
Bold Community Pulse: Questions Inventors Asked This Week on Quora & Reddit
Real questions. Practical IP guidance. Weekly insights from the inventor community.
Every week, inventors, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and business owners turn to online communities looking for answers about patents, trademarks, licensing, manufacturing, funding, and intellectual property strategy.
At Bold Patents®, we actively participate in those conversations...
Dr. Bill Andrews on Telomeres, Longevity Science, and the Quest to Reverse Aging | Bold Inventor Show
In this fascinating episode of the Bold Inventor Show, hosts J.D. Houvener and Matt Kulseth sit down with Dr. Bill Andrews, renowned scientist, inventor, and founder of Sierra Sciences. With decades of research focused on telomeres and telomerase, Dr. Andrews shares...
I’ll Bootstrap Without Legal Costs
Starting Point: The Bootstrap Mindset
Have you ever heard someone say, “I’ll just bootstrap it and deal with legal stuff later”?
I hear that a lot. And to be fair, it makes sense at first.
Prototyping Secrets for Patenting Success!
For most products, the first version just isn’t ready for the market. That’s normal. You can push it out early and treat it like a test run, maybe spend a small amount and see how people respond. But that first impression carries weight. If someone uses your product and it breaks right...