11400 158th Road, Mayetta, KS 66509 | P. 785-966-8330
Vision
- Pure Prairie League. Profile: American country rock group formed in 1971, and disbanded in 1987. Released a comeback album, 'All In Good Time', in 2005.
- Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Mayetta, Kansas. 4,556 likes 62 talking about this. The Official page of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
A healthy, safe community that respects traditional values.
Find out what works well at Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation from the people who know best. Get the inside scoop on jobs, salaries, top office locations, and CEO insights. Compare pay for popular roles and read about the team’s work-life balance. Uncover why Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is the best company for you. May 13, 2014 Whichever band wins the trademark dispute is going to have the right to claim or shut down the other band’s web address and social media URLs, handles, etc. You’ve worked too hard building your online presence to have some jokers five states over kill your music career momentum just because they filed the paperwork first.
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Mission
Improving the overall wellness and stability of our people, while utilizing cultural traditions to educate, support and empower our families.
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation created the Social Services Department in June 1999, to protect, serve and enhance the well-being of the community. The Social Services Department is centrally located on the reservation in the east wing of the Prairie Band Health and Wellness Center.
Social Services offers eight distinct but interrelated programs to comprehensively address and support the welfare of vulnerable individuals, families, victims of crime, and those seeking self-sufficiency.
In addition to these services, a branch office for Three Rivers Inc. is also housed in the Social Services Department. Three Rivers Inc. provides resources for clients with disabilities.
- CARES ACT – General Assistance
Feedback Form – This form is a tool to allow you to provide your honest and confidential feedback to the Social Services Department. Return the form by email to intake@pbpnation.org, or by fax to 785-966-8385, drop off at the front desk or mail to 11400 158th Road, Mayetta, KS, 66509, ATTN: Social Services Administrator.
Social Services Advisory Board
The Mission of the Social Services Advisory Board is to establish trial standards that serve the best interests of our Indian children and their families by assuring that the Social Work Approaches of the Nation reflect the unique societal values of Indian culture and acknowledges the tribe’s inherent authority in defining its own culture, laws and customs.
Current board members include Arlene Wahwassuck, Chris Brewer, Gilreath Aitkens, Jeannette Littlesun, and Sandra Shopteese.
What’s your band name? Are you sure it’s YOUR band name?
What I mean is, are you sure you own the rights to use that band or artist name when you create music and conduct business? In short, is your band name protected as a trademark or service mark?
Why your band name should be protected by a trademark
1. Avoid duplicate band names
You don’t want to tour and record for years under one band name, only to find out that there’s another band working under the same name in another part of the country (or world).
In that event, one of you is either going to have to change your name entirely or tack on a little extra identifier, “Charlatans UK,” “The All New…”
That’d suck because you’ll have to exert a lot of extra effort to regain the recognition you once had with the old band name. Your band name is your brand name — and if you have to change it, it’s going to cost you money too: repressing discs or vinyl with the new band name, distribution fees associated with replacing your music in stores, etc.
2. Protect your domain name and social profiles
Whichever band wins the trademark dispute is going to have the right to claim or shut down the other band’s web address and social media URLs, handles, etc. You’ve worked too hard building your online presence to have some jokers five states over kill your music career momentum just because they filed the paperwork first.
How to see if someone else is already using the band name you’d like to trademark
Well, Google is always a great place to start. Do any other band names come up in a search? If not, phew! But it doesn’t mean you’re free and clear yet.
Next you’ll want to use the search on the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) website to look for registered trademarks or cases where a trademark application is pending: http://www.uspto.gov/
Be sure to search for similar names and common misspellings too. If you’re still not seeing any competition for your band name, it’s time to file the paperwork to register your trademark.
Having gone through this incredibly confusing and lengthy process myself, I STRONGLY recommend hiring a lawyer to help you file everything correctly the first time around (which I did not, and ended up regretting it).
If you don’t have the budget to hire a laywer, check out “Protecting Band and Artist Stage Names” by Michael I. Santucci (an entertainment attorney who focuses on copyright, patent, and trademark law) for advice on how to register your trademark yourself.
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Do you have any trademark horror stories, either in terms of filing the application or with an actual trademark dispute? Let us know all about it in the comments section below.
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