Before You Print the Packaging: A Practical Trademark Clearance Plan
A name becomes expensive to change long before launch. Packaging deposits, retailer presentations, and advertising can turn an unresolved trademark question into a business...
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Practical perspectives on intellectual property — from protecting your ideas and building your brand to navigating disputes.
You Paid for the Creative Work. Do You Own the Copyright?
A paid invoice proves payment. It does not, by itself, establish that a business owns every copyright in a photographer’s images, a designer’s artwork, or a contractor’s campaign...
A Provisional Is Not a Patent: What to Prepare Before a Public Demo
A provisional patent application can be part of a filing strategy, but it is not an issued patent and is not a substitute for explaining the invention. Before a demo, investor...
An Employee Is Leaving. Is Your Trade Secret Protection Ready?
An employee’s departure is a practical test of information controls. A confidentiality agreement may help, but it cannot replace knowing what sensitive information exists, who can...
A Trademark Demand Letter Arrived. Build the Facts Before You Reply.
A trademark demand can disrupt a launch or an established product line. The first task is not to improvise an admission or post a public rebuttal. It is to identify the claim,...
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