Garcia-Zamor Blog
Preparing Your Small Business For the Future (Retirement and Beyond)
Opening a small business is exciting. It’s about finding your niche in the market, creating a product or service that makes you stand out, and finding your strengths as an...
Even if it can’t be Patented, Protection May be Available !!
Utility and design patents are a staple of intellectual property protections. It’s a legally issued right which grants the patent holder with exclusive rights to make, use, or...
Securing Your Independent Creative Business
Whether you’re a writer, photographer, craftsman, or inventor, building a business from the things you create is an exciting process. Unfortunately, it is also a process that can...
6 Things to Check Before You Quit Your Day Job
When we find ourselves basking in the excitement of a business venture gone right, the high of success can become the inspiration to make drastic life changes. When your idea is...
Blurred Lines – Why Artists, Music Labels, Song Writers, and Musicians Should Consider Alternative Dispute Resolution
I. INTRODUCTION Before 2013, many artists and labels chose to litigate their disputes rather than consider a form of alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”).1 However, in 2013 the...
Don’t Neglect Federal Trademark Applications
New Invention? New Secret Recipe? File Your Federal Trademark Application Now! Many inventors and entrepreneurs understand the value of patenting their inventions or products or...
Don’t Lose Your Business, Patents, Products, Trademarks, and Branding to a Frivolous Lawsuit!!
You are excited about your invention. You designed it, you patented it, you manufactured it, and you trademarked its name. You spent years working on this product and now people...
If Your Brand is Edgy, Provocative, or Rated-R – File a Federal Trademark Application Now !!
Will The Supreme Court Hold That The USPTO Cannot Reject Marks That Are “Immoral or Scandalous”? Despite recent Supreme Court precedent relating to Section 2(a) of the Lanham...
Cybercrime Can Eliminate all Potential Patent Protection for any of Your Products, Research, and Development
I. INTRODUCTION Imagine your business is looking to obtain a patent on a drug that is still in the process of being perfected. You are not ready to file a non-provisional patent...