Cognate

Cognate offers a new way for businesses to protect and manage their most valuable assets - their trademarks - using blockchain technology. An explosion in global commerce has led to a corresponding explosion in the number of trademarks and potential trademark conflicts. If unable to enforce and defend trademark rights, businesses may face loss of revenue, costly legal conflicts, brand dilution, and customer confusion. Cognate's online platform allows companies to create systematic, timestamped, and permanent records proving trademark use, enabling them to establish when, where, and how their trademarks are being used. These immutable records can be crucial in instances of trademark infringement, or filing for federal trademark registration.