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		eps on Aug 28, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Paul Graham is now tweeting The cost of obtaining a trademark in North America is well under $500. This is very much doable for any "startup" unless it's a disposable toy project of some kind.

relix on Aug 28, 2010 [–]

$500 for something non-essential? Startups are launched with a budget of $5000, and you think spending 10% on a trademark should be possible?

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