Got a great name for your company and you’re ready to file a trademark application? Stop!
Don’t let your brand become a victim. The
Are you trying to decide whether to hire an intellectual property lawyer or tackle some IP legal work yourself?
If you’re just registering a simple
To DIY or not to DIY, that is the question many creators and entrepreneurs ask themselves when it comes to applying to register their intellectual
Here’s a spooky thought: what happens to your work after you’re gone?
If you don’t have a plan, your creative legacy could get lost
Your intellectual property, your copyrights, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets, are valuable assets. They can be bought, sold, and licensed. They also add what’s called
Your federally registered trademark is your brand’s security system. It gives you the legal power to stop impostors from using a confusingly similar name or
Licensing is when you give someone permission to use your copyrighted, trademarked, patented, or proprietary work in exchange for a fee.
For example, a
Why should you care about protecting your intellectual property? Because your creative work and your name are more than that; they’re the foundation of a
The key to trade secrets and other sensitive information is taking reasonable steps to keep it confidential. That means non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, secure storage,
What does it mean for an invention to be “obvious,” beyond that you can’t get a patent on an invention if it is?
The obviousness
Are you starting a dark and unusual boutique? Is your name… “The Goth Shop”?
You may want to rethink that. Trademarks are meant to identify
Got a killer idea for a horror movie? Great! But here’s a spooky truth: You can’t copyright a mere idea. Copyright only protects the expression
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