Are Templates and Forms Protected Under Copyright Law?
Let’s say I was the first to invent the Venn diagram. Can I obtain a copyright or a patent to prevent anyone from using or displaying it?
-
-
Navigating Brand Protection and Trademarks for Social Media Influencers
In this article, we share best practices for social media influencers to protect their brand, reputation, and business through trademark registration and prudent use.
-
Trademark Alert: Fraudulent Low-cost trademark design & filing sites
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a number of show-cause orders and exclusion orders issued by the Commissioner for Trademarks.
-
Can I Get Trademark Protection For A Board Game?
Trademark Protection for Board Games Jump to: Most savvy entrepreneurs know to apply for trademarks on their product names, company names, logos and slogans. Of those, inventors who make board games often go straight to patent filings and forget about the trademark analysis, as explored in my article here: This article considers a sub-category of…
-
What is the process of getting a trademark? A step-by-step timeline.
Discover the trademark process timeline with our comprehensive guide to obtaining a trademark. Learn the essential steps to protect your brand and intellectual property today.
-
USPTO Trademark Filing Fees are Increasing in 2021
Effective January 2, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will increase its official fees for a variety of filings.
-
What is the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA)?
Many software and product companies, whether through licensing or commercialization of intellectual property products and services, are being built predominantly upon their intellectual property. Moreover, intellectual property plays a fundamental role in companies’ investment decisions. Intellectual property can be used as collateral to obtain financing, for valuation purposes in an equity offering, and can be the impetus for a merger or acquisition.
-
Design Patents and Trademarks for Product Designs
Let’s say you came up with a novel design for a boombox or a watch. Although this newly designed boombox or watch may be ‘inventive’ from the utilitarian standpoint, a utility patent may not protect the physical design of your product as it would protect the corresponding function. This article considers protecting product designs that may be functional, but…
-
What Is a Trademark, Service Mark, and Patent?
A trademark is what you use as a source identifier of the product or goods you offer to the public. When consumers see your products or goods, they instantly recognize your brand as the source of those goods. A service mark is very similar to a trade mark. Except it doesn’t apply to products or…
End of content
End of content