Intellectual Property

Taking your trademark overseas

With the Internet and globalization making the world smaller, businesses are increasingly expanding overseas—and that means they need to protect their trademarks outside the U.S. Doing business in other countries? See how you can get trademark protection.

March 22, 2023 · 4 min read

Developing an IP strategy

Protecting your invention, logo or creative work with a patent, trademark or copyright is important. But equally important is creating an IP strategy.

March 22, 2023 · 5 min read

Recapturing copyrights: A second chance at royalties

Many of the world's most famous musicians are getting a second chance at controlling their creations. Musicians like Bob Dylan and Eagles, might have their copyrights returned to the original artists. How this will ultimately affect the music industry remains to be seen.

March 22, 2023 · 3 min read

Court confirms architectural drawings protected by copyright

March 22, 2023 · 2 min read

How the copyright alert system discourages illegal downloads

Content creators have partnered with major internet service providers to develop the Copyright Alert System, which identifies users who download copyrighted content illegally and imposes certain consequences. Here's how it works and what it might do for intellectual property protection online.

March 22, 2023 · 3 min read

Copyright law's first sale doctrine

In early 2013, the United States Supreme Court decided a case involving a longstanding principle known as the first sale doctrine, which allows the owner of a lawfully made copy of a copyrighted work to sell or otherwise dispose of the possession of that particular copy, without the authority of the copyright owner. The doctrine is codified in §109 of the Copyright Act of 1976.

March 21, 2023 · 3 min read

Can you patent your mobile app?

Protect your intellectual property by applying for a patent at the right time and with the right details about your unique app.

March 21, 2023 · 3 min read

Social media's new intellectual property challenges

Sharing your photos online can be problematic—especially if you are hoping to retain your rights to credit and royalties. Photographer Daniel Morel learned this the hard way when his dramatic photos of the Haitian earthquake went viral—credited to someone else.

March 21, 2023 · 3 min read

The pros and cons of registering photo and music copyrights as a collection or group

For a prolific artist, photographer or musician, trying to register a copyright for each creative piece separately can be expensive and time-consuming. The option to protect entire collections of work as a group offers enticing savings in time and cost. But this option comes with important restrictions every artist needs to be aware of.

March 21, 2023 · 6 min read

Your startup's most valuable asset is its intellectual property

As a company grows and expands, its most valuable intellectual property may not reside in any of the specific technical features but rather in the brand that users associate with the service: the company's trademarks.

March 21, 2023 · 3 min read