What You Should Be Working On–Patents
What You Should Be Working On: Patents Build Value in Your Company Through Inventions This post is the fifth in a five-part... Read More
What You Should Be Working On–Copyright
Build value in your company by creating a marketable library of content that is copyrighted. This post is the fourth in a... Read More
Copyright on Photos of Buildings!?
Copyright on Photos of Buildings?! A friend on mine recently posted an article on my Facebook Timeline about copyright infringement by photographing... Read More
Ellen DeGeneres Show and Copyright Infringement
Ellen DeGeneres has given us an opportunity to explain copyright infringement. Ellen’s TV show, Ellen’s Design Challenge, came to a bizarre end... Read More
Trademark Defense: Seeing Red (Bull!)
Red Bull has picked a trademark fight over the name of a little Virginia Brewery called Old Ox. What’s at stake? A trademark... Read More
What You Should Be Working On Right Now, Part I
This post is the first part of a series on the most important thing you—the entrepreneur, or soon to be one—should be... Read More
Memorable Brand Names And Trademark
There’s a cool article here in Inc.com about the process of finding a memorable name for your company or product. Note that naming is not only about... Read More
Employees Or Independent Contractors For Your Tech Company
Starting a technology company may be rewarding, but there are a lot of considerations. Tech companies’ ideas are routinely stolen and re-purposed; they often must... Read More
5 Tips If Your Trademark Application Draws An Office Action
Trademark is one of the four types of intellectual property, and the one perhaps most visible for every company because it protects... Read More
Why An NDA Is Not Enough To Protect Your Ideas
Your company was founded to take advantage of ideas — but you will likely need help to execute your plan for monetizing... Read More
If You’re a Photographer, Here’s How the Copyright Office’s Monumental Mistake Will Affect Your Intellectual Property
When office-holders in the government render decisions, citizens are obliged to obey – even if the decision is misguided, nonsensical, and anti-constitutional.... Read More
Learn From Government’s Mistakes
The infrastructure of your company is the ideas it was built on. Don’t do what governments do with their infrastructure. You should budget... Read More
Copyright Authorship Or Copy-Ship
There’s a common misconception about copyright law: Once a work is copyrighted no one else can get a copyright on it. This... Read More
Top 5 Reasons why you should attend the Trademark Registration Workshop
If you need more convincing why you should attend the Trademark Registration Workshop, here are some things to consider: Learn the background,... Read More
The Secret to Making Your Employees Happy
What’s good for employees, will be very good for you. At the heart of every business is a person with a dream.... Read More
The 3 Most Valuable Business Assets Your Company Can Have
When asked what contributed to their success, many entrepreneurs say they have the best people. Sorry to burst your bubble, but that’s... Read More