Graphic designers and visual artists can leverage intellectual property (IP) rights to protect and maximize the value of their creative works. With the vast amounts of digital content being shared online today, there’s a high likelihood that others can use your work...
Need some good reading material? Here’s a quick recap of the top March IP news stories we loved diving into this month! “Despite the sexism of the 1800s and an elementary school education, Margaret Knight created at least 89 inventions, 22 of which she...
This is Part 1 of our ‘Basics of IP’ blog series on what can be patented. The following has been adapted from “Can I Patent That?”, a Michelson IP animated short. Say you’ve got a genius idea… and you’d like to patent it. The first thing...
Need some good reading material? Here’s a quick recap of the top December IP news stories we loved diving into this month! “In July 1999, representatives of Amazonian Indigenous groups arrived at the headquarters of the US Patent and Trademark Office in...
If you’re working with others on projects where intellectual property (IP) may be developed in the process, you’ll likely want to take into account issues of joint authorship and the work for hire agreement. These are complex, multifaceted topics. In this blog post,...
