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...
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...
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...
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...
Disney’s wide swath of popular characters, films and franchises has a number of fans in New York, but the company is also known for its fierce enforcement of its intellectual property rights over all its famous figures and movies. Now the entertainment giant has...
Trademarks are designed to protect a brand’s reputation and revenue. That is why companies fight so hard to make sure that they protect those trademarks. Despite the aggressive measures companies may take to protect a trademark, issues still persist. It isn’t uncommon...
BitTorrent has been a popular system for individuals who want to download digital content for many years. Quite a few people use BitTorrent believe it is an impenetrable system that effectively prevents them from any legal or ethical ramifications for their actions....
Protecting copyrights, trademarks and other forms of intellectual property is important for businesses and creators. Without protections for the things they create, companies and artists have less incentive to produce items for the public to consume. By creating...
Small business owners work hard to maintain and grow their New York companies. Whether you sell online, have a brick and mortar location or are mobile, you rely on customers for revenue. If a competitor gains an advantage as a result of deceptive business practices,...
The concept of intellectual property confuses many people. Laws that allow people to own an idea or concept may seem strange on the surface. However, they serve an important purpose, as they incentivize innovation and creativity. Without intellectual property...