I am very good at making boopies. One day a friend comes home and tries my boopies and loves it. The word spreads out and soon lots of people want to try my boopies. I start making and selling boopies from home and soon after I am making some money on it. I then realize that I could make a living out of boopie-making. To protect my fledging business I would like to trademark the word Boopie, and since I want to sell them under the brand Heavenly Boopies I would also like to trademark that.
Some questions:
* Can I as an individual trademark names? Or do I have to do it under a company's name?
* Can I do business, enter contracts, etc. as a private person and get legal recognition?
* If a falling piano hit me on the head, rendering me completely insane, and I wanted to pay income taxes, could I do it under my own name? Or do I have to have a company to do it?
* Can I be registered somewhere as a tradeperson even if I am engaged in a money-making activity that is not considered intellectual (such as writing or painting)?
Some questions:
* Can I as an individual trademark names? Or do I have to do it under a company's name?
* Can I do business, enter contracts, etc. as a private person and get legal recognition?
* If a falling piano hit me on the head, rendering me completely insane, and I wanted to pay income taxes, could I do it under my own name? Or do I have to have a company to do it?
* Can I be registered somewhere as a tradeperson even if I am engaged in a money-making activity that is not considered intellectual (such as writing or painting)?