Social media for intellectual property lawyers, sorted.
A month of posts written for your line of work: the caption, the hashtags, what to photograph and the day to post. Answer six questions and the first month is free.
Where your plan focuses
The platform and content mix SahiPost starts from for this trade. It is a starting point, not a rule.
Platforms
What you post
A sample post
This is the kind of post that lands in your plan, here for Instagram.
Myth: Registering a company name protects the brand. Fact: Company registration does not give trademark rights. Trademark registration does.
Photo brief. Split card: a company certificate folder labelled MYTH, a logo sketch with a ™ symbol labelled FACT.
Myths your customers believe
Posts that correct a myth earn trust. Your plan includes them, with your business name attached.
Myth. Registering a company name protects the brand
Fact. Company registration does not give trademark rights. Trademark registration does.
Myth. Copyright needs registration to exist
Fact. Copyright exists on creation; registration helps as evidence.
Myth. Ideas can be patented
Fact. Patents protect specific inventions that meet legal criteria, not ideas alone.
Myth. Using ™ means the mark is registered
Fact. ™ shows a claim; ® is for registered marks only.
How to protect a new brand
- Search existing trademarks
- File an application early
- Use the mark consistently
Questions your customers ask
What does a trademark protect?
Brand names, logos and other marks that identify goods or services.
How long does trademark registration take?
Often months or longer, depending on objections and oppositions.
What is a trademark search?
Checking existing marks to reduce the risk of conflict.
When can I use ®?
Only after the mark is registered.
What is copyright?
Protection for original works like text, art, music, software and films.
What can be patented?
Inventions that are new, inventive and industrially applicable, subject to exclusions.
Hashtags to start with
Ready for a month of posts?
Six questions, about two minutes. No card, and the first month stays free.