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First seen on Forbes Business Council  In today's highly competitive and innovation-driven landscape, intellectual property (IP) has become a critical asset. As an attorney and founder of an intellectual property law firm, I see IP typically fall under one or more of...

In the world of intellectual property safeguarding your ideas, protecting your brand and ensuring the safety of future revenue are all the name of the game. Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality agreements can be beneficial in most instances when trying...

Now that you have your registered trademark, you need to ensure others are not using it. That’s where a trademark monitoring service comes in. You took the steps to protect your brand by registering your trademark. You put the effort into thinking about your brand,...

When an innovative new idea comes to you, it’s understandable that you want to protect it around the world. However, the rights granted to U.S. patent holders only extend throughout the territory of the United States. The same concept applies to other countries,...

Are you entitled to patent term adjustment? For patents granted after June 8, 1995, the patent clock begins to run starting the day of the effective filing date. However, while patent applicants can ensure maximum lifespan of their patents by avoiding delays in...

Finally, you did it! Your patent was allowed and you paid your issue fee. Now what? This means that you can move forward with actually developing your product while knowing you have legal protection for your intellectual property. While this can be an incredibly...

Patent attorneys talk a lot about protecting your brand and your innovation, but what about protecting the entirety of your business? The conception of innovation protection with a registered patent is widely known and practiced. Patent attorneys are highly skilled at...

If you are in business and you distinguish your goods or products by using a particular logo, design, phrase, or word, then it may be the case that you already have a trademark. These marks distinguish your products or services from others operating in the same...

You have a new, innovative idea that just came to you and you are excited to share it with the world. You don’t have all the details laid out yet, but you still want to ensure that your idea is protected from its fruition. If you’re in these early stages of the...

Realizing you have an innovative idea to share with the world is the first step in starting your business venture. The next step is ensuring that your idea, also known as your intellectual property, becomes patented. This means that only you have the right to make,...