Trademark Registration. Register a trademark. The rules regarding trademark registration are changing. This is why it is important to stay on top of things. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a new rule regarding trademark registration...
Protect your Trademark! One of the best ways to protect your trademark is to choose trademarks that can be protected. What does that mean? Choose a trademark that is unique and distinctive, not one that is descriptive of your products and services. Often, I am...
Copyright Registration. Finally, the United States Supreme Court has spoken. For the purpose of filing a copyright infringement lawsuit, the issue of what constitutes copyright registration was decided last month by the high court. For years, the federal circuit...
Identity Theft: It Affects ALL of Us! Identity Theft: It Affects ALL of Us! Some things we cannot avoid, like companies that allow their sensitive information to get breached, or hackers determined to invade our private space. But there are things we can do to...
California Enacts the Most Stringent Privacy Law in the Country! On June 28, 2018, then California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. It received unanimous approval from California’s State Assembly and Senate. The privacy law, titled...
Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs. A new entrepreneur is born every day. With minds brimming with fresh new ideas, they create the fabric of our tomorrow. And institutions of higher learning are doing their part to support them. The perfect venue for the development of...
Free Images. Royalty Free Photos. It’s a new year, and as a creative content entrepreneur, you are brimming with great ideas for everything from books, movies, music, designs, websites, etc. Thank God so many creative people populate the world. It makes for a sweet...
Photographers. Copyright Infringement. As never before, photographers and image licensing entities have stood united against the unauthorized use of their images. In recent years, the number of copyright infringement lawsuits initiated by photographers has increased...
Social Media Policies. NLRB. Good news for employers with a social media policy. It’s your time and it’s a new day. If you have implemented reasonable social media policies and workplace civility policies, your holiday present is a more employer-friendly National...