How to Protect a Brand Name

Introduction

Before you start using your brand name, you should protect it. If someone else starts using your brand name, they can steal potential customers who may be looking for your products or services. Here is what you can do to make sure that doesn’t happen:

Protect your Name

To protect your brand name, you may need to register it as a trademark, domain name, and social media account. Registering your business name as a trademark is the most important step in protecting it. You can register your company’s logo or slogan if they are distinctive enough. Registering your company’s domain name is also critical because this will prevent someone else from registering the same or similar domain names which could confuse consumers and make them think they were going to one website when they were actually on another site with very similar content (for example www.examplecoffeebeans.com vs www.examplespecialtycoffeearndaemonlineusa).

Registering your business’ social media accounts is important because people like to connect with businesses on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. If someone else uses one of these accounts in bad faith (e g pretending they’re talking about themselves but really trying to steal from other companies), then this will hurt both their reputation as well as yours since customers will no longer trust either company if there is any confusion about who owns what accounts.

Know the Requirements

Know the legal requirements. When you are preparing to launch your brand, it is important to be aware of the laws that may affect its use. For example, a trademark or service mark helps ensure that others don’t use your brand name without permission. A domain name gives you control over who can use a specific web address (like www.yourbranndomainnamehere.com) and protects against someone else using that domain name for their own purposes, such as selling counterfeit products online under your company’s name or using it in an inappropriate manner (such as posting adult content). Social media accounts are also protected by intellectual property law because they contain original content produced by both users and companies alike — but only if those companies do not violate any copyright laws when creating their posts or advertisements on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

Building a website around your brand name

• Register a domain name. The best way to protect your brand name is by registering it as a domain name, which is the address people type into their web browsers. This will prevent anyone else from using your brand name and making money off of you.
• Make sure it is easy to remember. If you want people to remember your brand name, make sure it’s not too long or complicated. It should also be related to what you do so that when people hear your brand name they know exactly what you do.

Register a Domain name

A domain name is the web address of your website. It must be unique and not identical to another domain name. You register a domain name through a third party, which is called registering a domain name server (DNS). This can be done by going directly to an approved registrar or by using a web hosting company that offers this service as part of their package.

Registering a DNS will cost you $15-$25 per year, depending on how long you want the registration to last and where you register it from. The internet has made it possible for us to protect our brand names in two ways:

1. Registering them with ICANN as trademarks so no one else can use them.
2. Creating websites that help people find information about us online via search results pages (SERPs).

Make Social Media Accounts

Social media is an excellent way to build your brand. It is easy to set up and maintain, and you can use it to promote your business, connect with customers, or just keep in touch with people who are interested in the same things as you. Social media accounts are a great tool for entrepreneurs looking for ways to protect their company’s name; if you do not already have social media accounts, consider creating them now.

Takeaway:

You should protect your brand name by making a website, registering a domain name, and creating social media accounts.

Conclusion

The sole purpose of this article is to walk you through the steps you need to follow in order to protect your brand name.