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What Are the Different Types of Intellectual Property?
First lets start off with what exactly is intellectual property? IP is the protection of creations of the mind in the same manner that you are physically protected with laws and regulations. This...
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4 Reasons You Need Intellectual Property
Everyone has a great idea once in a while. Some of us pursue these ideas. But sometimes people also pursue the ideas of others. Inventions, names, domains, and even discoveries are all subject to being...
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Two Large Cracks in Google’s Attempt To Trademark “Glass”
Google had attempted to trademark, “Glass,” a term related to their head-mounted smart device. Despite Google’s high hopes to take ownership of the word, the USPTO saw the glass as half empty....
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San Francisco, Calif. – (April 25, 2014) – In a blow to neighborhood social network Nextdoor.com, Inc. (http://www.nextdoor.com) and its venture fund Benchmark Capital (http://www.benchmark.com), a...
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Apple Gets Bitten With The Most Patent Lawsuits in 2013
This apple of the public eye ( Apple Inc.), received the most patent lawsuits last year according to Lex Machina – a legal-analytics firm in Menlo Park, CA. This low- hanging fruit, with a plethora of...
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Why Startups Should Patent Now, Not Later
The race to file a patent has heated up since March of 2013 when the “First-Inventor-To-File” (FITF) system went into effect. Patents are now granted based on – literally as the title suggests – the...
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3 Ways To Strike Gold With Your Intellectual Property
Once you have filed your patents, trademarks and copyrights you are attaining and acquiring exclusive rights to your unique ideas. In other words, you are creating intellectual property (or IP for...
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Stefano Gabbana’s Knock-Off Frenzy on Instagram
Stefano Gabbana, co-owner of the high-fashion brand, Dolce & Gabbana, posted five consecutive Instagram posts of potential trademark infringers just yesterday. Potential infringers include:...
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A Game of Mouse and Mouse
Earlier this week, the trademark registration for Deadmau5 (AKA “dead mouse”) was caught in a mouse trap with word of Disney sending in a letter to oppose the mark. Joel Zimmerman, electronic music...
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If A Monkey Takes A Selfie – Who Owns It?
In case you haven’t heard, everyone is going bananas over this Indonesian crested black macaque’s selfie. First, people thought it was cute when the photo went viral in 2011. More recently, a debate...
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Poison Bottles, Coffins & Other Spooky Patents
There is something that makes us cringe when we see something creepy but also something that allures us and intrigues us at the same time. See what you think of these spooky patents. Do they make the...
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Dog Snack Entrepreneur Wins Saks 5th Avenue Trademark Dispute
Entrepreneur, Carrie Sarabella, had trademarked the name ‘Snaks 5th Avenchew,’ (@Snaks5thAve) for her gourmet dog food brand. Saks Fifth Avenue got word of this cutely named pup snack and wasn’t...
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How To Knock Out The Trademark Knock Offs
Merely possessing a trademark is not always enough for you to thwart copycats from exploiting your brand. There may still be those that attempt to mimic your trademark out of mere ignorance and call...
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5 Words That Major Brands Fought For In Trademark Court This Year
In 2014, major brands fought over words to trademark. In summary, Victoria Secret and Daniel Pink fought earlier this year over the flirty hue, ‘Pink.’ Kate Spade fought for their favorite day of the...
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6 Tips: Responding to Brand Theft
As an entrepreneur, you have worked hard to carefully build your reputation. However, one day, you are surprised by that customer that tells you about that ‘other store’ that has the same name as...
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7 Tips On How To Create A Strong Trademark
A brand name will help you stand out from the competition but ask yourself this: “Will my brand name stand through the trademark registration process?” This is a very important question to ask...
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Did You Know? You Can Trademark More Than Just a Logo, Name or Slogan.
Trademarks are meant to protect and distinguish your brand’s unique identity. So if you think about it, it really makes sense that there are other things you can trademark aside from your logo, name or...
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3 Trademark Tips From Taylor Swift
Before Taylor Swift’s “1989″ album sold 1.2 million copies in the first week, the pop star filed a trademark for some of her most popular sayings from the album including: “This Sick Beat,” “Nice to...
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I Have a Good Idea – How Do I Protect It?
As you grow your business you must begin to reveal information to investors, clients, employees to name a few. As you start this process, you may become increasingly worried that someone may steal...
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8 Steps On How To Sell Your Idea
You may be keen on coming up with ideas, but may not want to run a business or have the financial resources to do so. That’s okay because there is still a ton of value in a great invention; the only...
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