As a small business owner, it can be daunting to consider the process of protecting your business ideas. For many, intellectual property is a new level of asset protection with a patent or even a trademark or copyright. You’re busy, and you are likely focused on many...
As a new entrepreneur, funds are often limited. It can be tempting to try a completely DIY approach to starting up. While there are resources online that promise quick legal solutions for start-ups, you can save yourself a lot of pain and suffering by consulting with...
Reflecting on 2014, I can separate EmergeCounsel’s trademark practice into three categories: 1. Searching and trademarking a name or a logo (very straightforward and cost-efficient), 2. Fixing the filing of a trademark that the entity screwed up by filing without the...
What are trademarks, and why does my business need to register them? The mission and focus of EmergeCounsel are to help entrepreneurs create, grow, protect, and sometimes fight for value. So, I was surprised when I discovered that the most fascinating, strategic, and...
First, copyright is one of the prongs of general intellectual property rights/strategies which include patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secret agreements, and/or licensing agreements. A specific combination of those strategies assures that no other entity can...
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