Intellectual Property is one the most prized possessions of any business. However if you are a small business protecting it, might be a challenge. There are several reasons for this but the biggest one is financial. Patenting inventions is extremely expensive, starting at $530 just for filing and processing the patent, with a further $300 [...]
A trademark is a way of branding the product to distinguish it from a similar product from other companies. Trademark can be words, symbol, and sometimes even sound or color, and maybe one element or a combination of things. Trademark are renewable forever, as long as you are actively using them. Once you cannot stop [...]
Intellectual Property is one of the most prized possessions of any business. However, if you are small business protecting it might be a challenge. There are many reasons for this but biggest one is financial. Patenting invention is extremely expensive starting at $530 just for filing and processing the patent, with a further $300 in early [...]
What is a common law trademark? A common law trademark is a type of infringement protection for intellectual property in which property is used in commerce before the federal registration of the mark. The U.S. common law starts when you use the mark for the first time in your geographical area. It endures with continual, [...]
About Trade Secret Trade secret includes any valuable business information that derives its value from secrecy. Trade secrets can be very valuable to you whether you have developed new technology, designed original products created the perfect recipe. A Trade secret is an information that is useful in the industry and that is kept confidential. It [...]
The US Patent and Trademark office provides protection for invention,literary work,and commercial identifiers, such as logos,and unique names. Technically, you don't have to register any of your work or invention to be able to own them, or defend your ownership in court. You own your work as soon as you create it. But registering your [...]
