Coming up with a good idea can have a positive effect on an individual. However, when that idea is stolen from you or is miscredited, this can have a lasting negative impact. No idea is too small or too large to consider how best to protect it. Intellectual property...
Intellectual Property
‘Willful’ copyright infringement and damages
Because of digital technology and the Internet, it's easier than ever to copy something and distribute it all over the world. This has profound implications for copyright law and business. It's so easy to copy protected works that some people think that copyright law...
Securing and protecting your intellectual property rights
It feels good to have a successful idea. On the contrary, it is stressful and worrisome to have someone else benefit from your idea. This is where the protection of intellectual property is paramount. By securing a copyright or trademark, you can immediately protect...
New law will let employees retain their intellectual property
Disputes over intellectual property are becoming more and more common. With innovation being a key with running a successful business, it can be difficult for employees to formulate new creations while simultaneously worrying about whether they will benefit from it...
How intellectual property can protect your business
Whether you are starting a business in New York or have been in business for some time, there are many reasons that you need a strong intellectual property strategy. There are many different types of intellectual property that potentially affect your business. Some...
Intellectual property conflicts
There are several types of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. There are different levels of protection for each type. Intellectual property protection Patents protect inventions and are granted to inventors for a...
Chipotle lawsuit illustrates trademark law
When a company has a trademark on a word, this doesn't necessarily mean it has exclusive rights to the word. It means it has exclusive rights to the word in certain contexts in the marketplace. This may seem like just a matter of semantics, but it has important...
Users of P2P software might be violating U.S. copyright law
Peer-to-peer (P2P) software such as BitTorrent is becoming increasingly popular, especially among college students looking for a cost-effective way to share music, computer software and movies with one another. But P2P file sharing is not without risks. Wrongful use...
Protecting your trade secrets
Trade secrets are some of your most valuable intellectual properties. There are many things that constitute trade secrets, but generally, they are anything that has inherent economic value for your business. Your trade secrets can be your information, designs,...
Trademark dispute asks, ‘Is a hard seltzer a beer?’
When is a seltzer a beer? When does a license to use a trademark give someone free rein to do whatever they want with it? At first, these two questions appear to have little in common with each other, but they both come up in a legal dispute currently moving through...