Intellectual Property Legal Guides (90 found)

Written by Tawnya Ray Wojciechowski
You should always conduct a search of federal and state trademark registrations when adopting a new brand name or business name to make sure you do not conflict with another's prior rights. Such a search can be done quickly and an efficient trademark lawyer can help you avoid conflict.
Posted about 1 year ago in Intellectual Property.

Written by Karen Dana Oster
Using U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website to find issued patents (patents that have issued) and published applications since 2001 (published applications have not necessarily issued as patents). Foreign patents and other references are relevant. Infringement is a separate issue.
Posted about 1 year ago in Patent Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Danial Alan Nelson
It is important for professional photographers to register copyright in their photographs prior to any copyright infringement. Pre-infringement registration is a prerequisite for statutory damages and attorneys fees. This guide is intended to assist in the process of registering copyright.
2 of 3 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Copyright Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Adam L.K. Philipp
You may have heard rumors that business method patents are dead, but their death is greatly exaggerated. Like all good rumors, however, there is an element of truth. A recent case, called "In re Bilski", commonly called "Bilski", does have an impact on business method and software patents.
Posted about 1 year ago in Patent Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Elias V. Lorenzana Jr.
Filing a PPA allows an inventor to claim "patent pending" status for the invention for 12 months, but involves only a small fraction of the work and cost of a regular patent application.
1 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted about 1 year ago in Patent Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Mario Sergio Golab
A quick guide to conduct a WORD trademark availability search in the USA.
Posted about 1 year ago in Trademark Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Nicole S. Dandridge
Songwriters: Copyright registration required to sue infringing mega companies, superstars and public figures
Posted 12 months ago in Copyright Infringement. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Nicole S. Dandridge
This guide answers the questions, "What is a Trademark?" and "What is a Service mark?" and describes the benefits of Trademark/Service mark Registration.
Posted 12 months ago in Trademark Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Nicole S. Dandridge
Learn more about protecting your website through copyright registration.
1 of 1 users found this helpful. Posted 12 months ago in Copyright Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Nicole S. Dandridge
The filing fee a trademark owner pays to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is based on the number of classes of goods and/or services for which the mark is being registered for protection.
Posted 11 months ago in Intellectual Property. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Mazin Ahmad Sbaiti
Business litigation is a burgeoning industry. The following five steps suggest considerations for business to make a business decision when getting involved in any case.
Posted 8 months ago in Intellectual Property. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Raj Vasant Abhyanker
This guide is to assist inventors in determining whether their idea is patentable
Posted 11 months ago in Intellectual Property. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Barry Neil Shrum
The Copyright Office recently released a new Form CO, which can only be accessed online (or downloaded). Form CO replaces the old Forms TX, VA, PA, SE and SR. It uses 2-D bar code scanning technology which encrypts the inputted data into the bar code for easy scanning, making it most efficient.
1 of 4 users found this helpful. Posted 11 months ago in Copyright Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Andrew N Harris
Here are the basic steps for a company to establish a trademark. [***DISCLAIMER: THIS IS GENERAL INFORMATION, NOT LEGAL ADVICE. DO NOT RELY UPON IT AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR ADVICE SPECIFIC TO YOUR SITUATION***]
0 of 3 users found this helpful. Posted 11 months ago in Trademark Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Andrew N Harris
Some background to understand what copyrights are and how to obtain them. [***DISCLAIMER: THIS IS GENERAL INFORMATION, NOT LEGAL ADVICE. DO NOT RELY UPON IT AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR ADVICE SPECIFIC TO YOUR SITUATION***]
Posted 11 months ago in Copyright Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Clark AD Wilson
A preliminary process for an inventor to check whether an invention will be patentable and worthy of spending money and time to file a patent application.
0 of 4 users found this helpful. Posted 10 months ago in Patent Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Clark AD Wilson
A method for choosing a strong trademark.
0 of 3 users found this helpful. Posted 10 months ago in Trademark Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Martin Podolan
Create a trademark logo. Contact a trademark lawyer to do a search. Decide how to proceed based on lawyers search. Commence filing procedure to consist of several steps.
7 of 8 users found this helpful. Posted 10 months ago in Trademark Application. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by Clark AD Wilson
Ok, so you have a great idea for a company to either: (a) manufacture a product; (b) import a foreign made product into the USA; or (c) sell either of (a) or (b). Can you simply go full steam ahead and just worry about sales? NO!! Like the Boy Scout motto says "Be Prepared".
0 of 2 users found this helpful. Posted 10 months ago in Patent Infringement. Jurisdiction: Federal

Written by James L Lindon Ph.D.
Filing a patent application nearly always requires an attorney. The explanation of how to make and use an invention is very technical. Identifying the truly new aspects of the invention is very challenging.
Posted 9 months ago in Patent Application. Jurisdiction: Federal