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Trademark protection is something that every entrepreneur should be aware of, because trademark registration can play a vital role in the process of establishing a brand name. If you’re finding Solicitors in London for trademarks registration is which one is important form of intellectual property.

A trademark refers to a logo, symbol, name or other device that identifies a particular company. In some jurisdictions, such as the United States, a distinction is made between two types of mark; trademarks and service marks. Trademarks identify physical goods that are manufactured, produced, sold and distributed, whilst service marks identify services that are provided by a company or an individual in exchange for payment.

Trademarks are registered by filing an application with the local trademark office. <

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Brand-new exchange traded fund (ETF) provider U.S. One Trust of Nevada has introduced a fund-of-funds ETF that will invest in other ETFs to achieve its objective of giving investors global equity exposure.

The One Fund (NYSEArca: ) will invest in ETFs tracking various indexes that include large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies in the United States, Europe, Asia and various emerging markets. The fund will benchmark its performance to that of the S&P 500. [

ONEF will have no limits on percentages of assets that can be invested in ETFs focused on foreign securities, including in the emerging markets, reports Oliver Ludwig for Index Universe.

Bank of New York Mellon will serve as the fund’s administrator and custodian. H

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Despite the rapid rise in the popularity of exchange traded funds (ETFs), some prominent people in the investment community don’t plan to participate. The chief executive of mutual fund giant Franklin Resources Inc. is one of them.

Sam Mamudi of Dow Jones Newswires reports that even though Greg Johnson, CEO of Franklin Resources, “thinks ETFs are likely to continue to grow faster than traditional, actively-managed mutual funds, his firm doesn’t plan on entering the space.”

According to Johnson, his company is not interested in “painting by the numbers.” Instead, they want to focus on producing art by way of active management.

In recent years, assets in ETFs have risen from $300 billion to $847 billion at the end of April, according to the National Stock Exchange. []

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