Ever feel like you may have violated someone’s intellectual property rights without realizing it? It may seem like a harmless mistake at first, but wrongful infringement can have serious consequences. This is especially true in Intellectual Property Litigation (IPL), where the parties are often litigious and seek financial reimbursement for their losses. As technology advances… Continue reading Avoiding Willful Infringement in Intellectual Property Litigation
Category: Intellectual Properties
Intellectual Property in the FIFA World Cup
Most of us are huge fans of the FIFA World Cup. It is one of the largest international sports events in the world, enjoyed by billions of people around the globe. It is welcomed every four years by football fans with immense excitement. However, it is essential to know about the intellectual properties included in… Continue reading Intellectual Property in the FIFA World Cup
Are Trademarks Ever Green? In the middle of greenwashing and green-branding
Positive messages about how the goods and services they purchase are environmentally friendly are in high demand from consumers. When implementing green branding strategies, businesses find it appealing to use “eco” or “green” terminology. However, one must pay attention to the dangers of using illegitimate trademarks or breaking the laws against deceptive business activities. Eco-Awareness… Continue reading Are Trademarks Ever Green? In the middle of greenwashing and green-branding
Should you register a design or a 3D trademark?
You can use a three-dimensional trademark and a registered design to protect the shape or outside look if you have a physical product. Both types of protection have advantages and drawbacks. Designs The primary advantage of a registered design over a trademark is that there is less of a requirement to obtain registration. A design… Continue reading Should you register a design or a 3D trademark?
Brexit’s impact on trademarks and designs
We are pleased to report that, six years after the Brexit vote, the measures for trademarks and designs have been successful in ensuring a smooth transition. However, in light of the massive increase in applications at the UK IPO, IP owners must now pay attention to impending changes to rights of representation. Based on EUTMs… Continue reading Brexit’s impact on trademarks and designs
Intellectual Property: Understand It to Protect What You Own, Drive Value to Your Business and Positively Impact Your Bottom Line
You may claim ownership of your company’s brand, technology, creative works, logo, catchphrases, trade dress, and any other tangible manifestation of the concepts that fuel your company’s growth through intellectual property. Intellectual property is essential to your organization at all levels. Having the appropriate counsel and understanding to protect the elements that make your firm… Continue reading Intellectual Property: Understand It to Protect What You Own, Drive Value to Your Business and Positively Impact Your Bottom Line
Intellectual Property For Influencers and Content creators
Social media influencers and content creators work hard to establish a reputation as subject matter experts for specific topics, brands, and industries. The influencer marketing industry is expected to be worth $15 billion by 2022, accounting for roughly 15% of total global ad spending. Influencers create various forms of protectable intellectual property while creating content… Continue reading Intellectual Property For Influencers and Content creators
How does Intellectual Property Law work?
The term “intellectual property” refers to a set of legal rights that derived from the human mind’s creative genius. IP rights are vital for a country’s economic growth and act as a motivator for creative people to share their creativity with the rest of the world. IP rights, like real and personal property rights, protect… Continue reading How does Intellectual Property Law work?
How Intellectual Property is different from Actual Property?
Property and property relations have shaped the form of communities and the character of governance within them at every stage of human existence. Specific legal systems developed different notions of property and created rights and obligations based on them. The right to property has always been recognized and maintained throughout history. The concept of private… Continue reading How Intellectual Property is different from Actual Property?
Trade Secret Basics FAQ
What is a trade secret? Intellectual property includes trade secrets. A trade secret, according to U.S. state laws, can be any formula, pattern, physical device, idea, technique, or compilation of information that: Provides the owner of the information with a competitive advantage in the marketplace, and Is treated in a way that can reasonably be… Continue reading Trade Secret Basics FAQ