The growth of your business is a sign of success and an indicator of a bright future. This achievement doesn’t mean that you should let your guard down and ignore the risk of leaving your success unguarded. New threats to your company are on the horizon as your consumer base grows and public exposure expands. … Continue reading
Your business depends on protecting your assets and intellectual property. That’s why businesses employ trademarks to help create a brand. This brand clearly marks your business and will become synonymous with your services, products, and reputation. When someone takes advantage of your creative work and abuses your trademark, it can have disastrous consequences. As such, … Continue reading
If you are starting a business that provides goods or services, then registering a trademark is an important and often overlooked step in building your business. A trademark is a sign of your business’s quality and helps distinguish you from your competitors. However, if you do not navigate the registration process carefully, you could wind … Continue reading
The line of what is subject to copyright can seem very confusing, despite the relatively straightforward language of section 102 of the 1976 Copyright Act. A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal took on the topic in Bikram’s Yoga College v. Evolation Yoga, 803 F.3d 1032 (2015), and provided what is one … Continue reading
