In our previous article, Top 5 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Copyrights, we shared that “Copyright protection extends beyond creative works into business documents, presentations, marketing materials, and even computer code. This means many items created...
One of the single most important legal agreements you can use to protect your intellectual property (IP) is a non-disclosure agreement or NDA. An NDA is a contract that ensures sensitive and proprietary information is kept confidential. In the course of creating IP,...
It’s important for budding student innovators, creators, and inventors to understand how to manage intellectual property (IP) specifically as it relates to an educational setting. This is especially relevant today, as we see a growing number of educational programs...
Your company’s intellectual property (IP) is a valuable asset in need of strong protection. In this two-part series, we’ll explain how to protect your company’s IP with employee policies (Part 1) and legal agreements (Part 2). All Companies Have Intellectual Property...
If you’ve read the first article in this series on basic trademark searching and feel ready to expand your skills, read on! This article covers more advanced searching techniques within the USPTO’s Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS). USPTO fields TESS...
You’ve come up with the perfect name or logo for your new product or service, and now want to trademark it. How do you know that your perfect name or design isn’t already in use? The way to find out is to perform a search in the United States Patent and Trademark...
