While official copyright registration typically involves fees, there are preliminary steps you can take to protect your artwork without incurring substantial costs. Here are a few suggestions on how to copyright artwork for free: Recognize automatic copyright Be aware...
Famous trade secrets are a hallmark of intellectual property law being put into practice. Think: Coca-Cola and WD-40. What do these well-known products have in common? They use trade secrets as a means of protecting their intellectual property. Coca-Cola protects...
Need some good reading material? Here’s a quick recap of the top IP news stories and hot topics in IP we loved diving into the past month! “LeBron James loves Taco Tuesday®. But he’s not a fan of that tiny, encircled “R” symbolizing the slogan’s registered...
Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day was this Sunday, May 21. But what is the IP behind the seeds and plants of our produce? In this article, we are asked to take a look at: what is a plant patent? What is a plant patent? Marilyn Monroe was an icon of the silver...
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States copyright law enacted in 1998 to address the challenges and complexities brought about by the digital age. The primary purpose of the DMCA is to update and adapt copyright law to the digital environment,...
By The Founding Board Members of the California Intellectual Property Alliance World IP Day World Intellectual Property Day is observed annually on April 26th, commemorating the date that the Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property...
