Mbira
Well-known member
Here's the short story. My wife is a fairly well known and respected jewelry designer. She has her pieces here in Austin and around the US. She recently discovered that one of the high-end stores here was having another local artist make pieces very similar to hers and selling them for less money. This was discovered and my wife has pulled her inventory out of their store. She also contacted the other local designer who knew that she had f*&ked up by doing this and she has appologised and promised not to continue makeing the jewelry now that my wife has left. THe owner of the store has now said that many people make that style, and that she'll just have someone else do it.
So my question is who can we talk to to find out whether she can trademark(?) her design? What type of lawyer do we need to talk to? Does this need to get done before the owner finds another person to do this work, or is my wife protected in the meantime?
Thanks!
Joel
So my question is who can we talk to to find out whether she can trademark(?) her design? What type of lawyer do we need to talk to? Does this need to get done before the owner finds another person to do this work, or is my wife protected in the meantime?
Thanks!
Joel