Intellectual Property

Your brand is one of the most valuable business assets. It represents your identity and reputation among consumers. However, having a valuable brand is not always a rosy affair. Your brand can also be vulnerable to infringement by third parties who may want to take...

Trade secrets and innovative technology are at the heart of many successful companies. Sensitive information like this can even be the key to a startup business getting off the ground. A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a type of legal contract that can be a very...

As a business owner, it's important for you to be aware of the different types of intellectual property that your business may create or that you may come across in your endeavors. This understanding can help you protect your assets and avoid infringing on the rights...

When you create an original piece of writing or work of art, you have copyright protection as soon as you publish your creations. If you purchase the work of an artist or musician, you may have licensing control over that work until its copyright protection expires....

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are among the measures you may have taken to protect your trade secrets. These are crucial to keeping your intellectual property safe since they create a legally binding and enforceable confidentiality agreement. So what happens if...

When someone takes physical property from your business or organization, it is clearly a case of theft. However, cases of intellectual property theft are more complicated to discover and enforce.  Intellectual property includes intangible products of the human mind....

Businesses define their obligations to their workers and protect themselves from expensive claims in part with thorough employment contracts. The arrangements you have with members of your staff determine what responsibilities they have while they work for your...

Patent holders have every right to assert their intellectual property rights through whatever legal means are at their disposal. The practice of accumulating patents for the sole purpose of extracting value from them, however, has gained an unfavorable reputation...

Patents are legal tools that provide an inventor the exclusive ownership of their product or process. Inventors looking to protect their intellectual property with a patent must prepare and apply for patent protections with the United States Patent and Trademark...

What is the lifeblood of your commercial enterprise? Top-tier management teams in businesses across Texas, California, Colorado and other states where commercial activity prominently flourishes closely ponder that question all the time. Is it a cadre of dynamic and...