Business Plans Need To Address IP
There are several things to consider when you are a business or company. One of those considerations are what protections are available for your business or company. If your company or business lacks proper protection, then you may not be able to profit as much or even leave your company or business assets vulnerable to […]
Trademark Talk with Erin, Ep. 10: What is a Generic Mark?
Episode 10 of Trademark Talk with Erin is now out on Youtube! We have previously discussed inherently distinctive marks and non inherently distinctive marks such as descriptive marks. In this week’s blog post, we will be discussing generic marks. What is a Generic Mark A generic mark can be thought of as a word. label, […]
Trademark Talk with Erin Ep. 5: What is a Trademark?
We have another episode of “Trademark Talk with Erin” that’s out for viewing on our Youtube channel, Patent Home! This week’s episode discusses “What is a trademark?” In this week’s blog post, we will be giving a brief overview on what constitutes a trademark and what may or may not qualify for trademark protection. What […]
Celebrity Trademarks
In today’s blog post, we will look at some of the trademarks that are owned or assigned to celebrities. Tim Tebow Tim Tebow was not only the talk of the football community at one point of time, but he was also a celebrity outside of the world of football. Even if you didn’t watch football, […]
4 forms of IP protection available for start ups
Start ups have a lot of things to consider when they’re trying to get their business off the ground. Acquiring financing and funding are undoubtedly important. But sometimes, getting adequate intellectual property protection can also be just as crucial. But what forms of intellectual property are available? Generally there are four categories of intellectual property […]
Choosing the right trademark
I just put my most recent Ask the Patent Attorney video up on YouTube about what makes a strong trademark. When choosing a trademark a major factor to consider is distinctiveness. In the video (see below) we discuss the difference between a fanciful, arbitrary, suggestive, descriptive and generic mark. Too bad True Fit Corporation didn’t watch a similar video before choosing their name. […]
10 Keys to Create a Successful Product
What inventors need to know… “Does the product infringe on a patent?” and “Should a patent application be filed?” are questions a product developer would want answered before going forward with manufacturing, marketing and distributing a product. But what makes a product a long term profit generator? “Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine […]