Why You Need to Protect Your Brand’s Intellectual Property Online
The DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) was put in place to protect intellectual property (IP) that is published on the Internet (basically anything that is uploaded from text to pictures to videos). So why do you need to protect your online web content if the DMCA is already in place? Here are a couple of […]
The 6 Steps to Acquiring a Patent
Intellectual property (IP) is the lifeblood of a small business. Everything from the way to do business to the details of something you may have invented can give you a competitive edge. But not if a corporation sees your product or process and copies it. How can you protect yourself? With a patent! Here are […]
Protecting the Copyright of Your Online Works
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act was a major step taken to protect all online content. As a result, anything you publish online is technically protected. You don’t even have to include the copyright symbol on every page of your site. Of course, there are plenty of unsavory businesspeople and others who are willing to cut […]
The Most Common Misconception About Copyrights
I attend Comic-Con every year and I’m a dyed-in-the-wool comic book nerd. As my practice grew I took on more and more comic book artists, video game designers, etc. Artists often have great ideas, but they have trouble monetizing them. Well aware of the great potential value of these ideas, they want to file copyrights. […]
What YOU Should Ask Your Attorney
In my last blog post, I concentrated on the importance of a specific question an attorney should ask their client before forming a business for them. In this entry, I’ll concentrate on what a client should ask their attorney. Many questions come to mind, but I’ll focus on which questions a client should ask an attorney before […]
