When and How to Use Trademark Symbol
The three commonly used Trademark symbols: TM, SM, and the letter R in a circle — ®. The TM and SM symbols are used with unregistered marks: TM for...
Trademarks, Domains and Your Brand Name
When picking a company name, it’s vital to initially conduct research to avoid trademark infringement or domain name conflicts. You may be infringing someone’s trademark if the use...
Intellectual Property Protection for Startups
When growing a unique product, technology, or service, one must consider the appropriate steps to protect the intellectual property that has been have developed. The company’s founders have...
Business Forms that are Available to a Start-Up Company
Sole Proprietorships In general terms, a sole proprietorship requires no fees, legal documentation, or filings other than state and local business permits. However, there are disadvantages to functioning as...
Beware of These Intellectual Property Liabilities
In business, there are multiple potential mistakes and errors and they come up in all different legal areas – from basic formation issues to labor and employment to...
What EXACTLY Can Be Patented?
What The Courts Have Said There are three main cases which the Supreme Court ruled in this issue: CASE #1: In Bilski of 2010, the Supreme Court held that claims to...
Someone Copied Your Trademark? Let's See
One of the more intricate and indeed litigious aspects of trademark law arises when one party claims that another party is using a mark that infringes on the...
Writing Software Patents – The Basics
The notion of a software patent is slightly controversial because the coding language used to develop the invention is not actually getting patented, but never the less, software...
Think You Don't Need A Patent? It May Cost You Your Idea
Patents: Lasting Protection If you have a workable, provable, exclusive idea—an invention, in other words-- the only real way to protect it is to patent your product and process....
Copyrights: Protect Yourself From Web Content Theft
There is nothing new about copyright violations; people have been stealing content from others for centuries, regardless of the laws in place. What creates more immediate problems in...
