Establishing a trademark is often an important part of building a brand. If you want your customers to seek out your company for goods or services, they need to be able to recognize your products in the store, your business from the street or your service vehicles due...
Month: February 2020
Trademark infringement on the rise
Companies in New York should take care to protect their intellectual property from potential infringement. Trademark infringement has been increasing, and it can damage a company’s reputation and sales while creating customer confusion. According to research from...
Huawei files $1B lawsuit against Verizon
Chinese telecom giant Huawei has filed a $1 billion lawsuit in federal court against Verizon, accusing the U.S.-based company of intellectual property theft. The lawsuit demands that Verizon pay royalties for using more than 230 of Huawei’s patents after the two...
Startup companies can benefit from business planning
People who have ideas and who want to transform them into startup companies in New York should start by writing business plans. Business plans for startups can provide entrepreneurs with roadmaps to help them increase the chances that they will succeed. Startup...
Lawsuit claims Ariana Grande song is plagiarized
Along with seven co-writers and a number of publishing companies, singer Ariana Grande is facing a lawsuit for copyright infringement. Producer and hip-hop artist Josh Stone, who uses DOT as a stage name, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern...
The importance of a formal business plan
New York entrepreneurs may feel as if they don’t need to create a formal business plan to be successful. However, a 2017 survey found that companies that had a business plan were twice as likely to succeed as those that didn’t. Creating such a plan can help an...