Michelle Murphy and the A-Z of Filing Trademarks

Soulful MBA Podcast

11/23/21 • 25 min

In all our years of working with small business owners, we’ve been asked one question over and over again:

How do I get my trademarks in order?

And we 100% understand! Trademarking your intellectual property is important, especially if you want to avoid legal battles and intellectual theft.

Since this is such an important topic, we want to make sure we give you the most accurate and legally sound advice possible.

So, we’re enlisting the help of an expert!

Meet Michelle Murphy, the co-founder of Wilson Murphy Law and The CEO Legal Loft.

Michelle is a small business attorney with a specialization in trademarks. Since opening her own practice in 2019, she’s worked with hundreds of female entrepreneurs to help them file and manage their trademarks and protect themselves legally.

This episode is short, sweet, and chock full of useful information for any new entrepreneur. Michelle breaks down the legal nitty-gritties of running a business in easy-to-understand tid-bits so you can walk away with important knowledge on how to protect yourself for a rainy day!

Here’s what you can expect from this week’s episode:

The crazy story of how Michelle became a small business attorney
What every new business owner needs to do to cover their “legal backside”
Michelle’s advice on forming a legal entity before filing for a trademark
Why more and more businesses are filing for trademarks before they launch
The average investment you’d need to make to file a trademark
The difference between copyrights and trademarks
How to navigate the world of international trademarks
What she looks for when she performs legal audits
How TikTok has helped her business

And more!

Once you’re done with the episode, find us on Instagram (@heymarvelous) and tell us the steps you took to file for your own trademark. Who knows, it might just help a new business owner who’s looking to enter the world for the first time!

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11/23/21 • 25 min

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