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Take Care When a Subsidiary Owns a Trademark Used Only by its Parent Company

May 7, 2024 - By William Borchard

Hand Gently Holding the word brand

If a mark is in active use only by your operating company, but a registration of the mark is owned by its subsidiary, special steps may be necessary to register that mark, or even to preserve your exclusive rights in it.

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