Some FAQ questions and Answers from Craig at Aqualiv
What trademarks (tm) do you own? Why do you use the tm symbol?
Not exactly sure which trademarks are being referenced here… AquaLiv is a registered trademark and bears the registered trademark symbol ®. Any of our other trademarks bearing the ordinary trademark symbol ™, simply means we are staking claim to the mark based on its first use in commerce. No registration is required to display the ™ symbol. Our trademarks were professionally searched, however, and available at the time of first use in commerce. We do expect to officially register all trademarks when the stylized (branded) version of the name are completed, as trademarks can be registered as plain letters or as stylized art. We will register the name and the art in the same registration.
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Why are there no clinical studies registered on www.clinicaltrials.gov. A US company must do this, even for trials conducted in Kenya.
The clinical study has not been started. We are still organizing the study. Currently, we are waiting for the budget and fee estimates required by the participating clinics. There are also ongoing discussions about the protocol. More details are needed before we can register.
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It appears that AQLV has no patents, and no trade marks.
Our technology is patented in Japan. We missed the 18 or 24 months period when you can patent the same thing in the U.S. You cannot re-patent something in the U.S. unless novel changes have ben made after this period. Japanese patents are respected in the U.S. and most developed nations.
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