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What Is Trade Dress Protection? Keep Your Product Packaging Truly Unique!
What makes your product unique? For some companies, their packaging is as much a part of their brand as the product themselves. The shape, color, design, and configuration of...
Spread the Word About Your Business With Trendy Promotional Products — But Register Your Trademarks First!
Promotional products are an easy way to spread the word about your business. How often do people need an extra tote bag, pen, or water bottle? It’s a cinch to order these...
Is Your Band Name Truly Safe To Use? Lessons From The Postal Service!
Artists find inspiration everywhere, and musicians are no exception. Often, in trying to come up with a clever band name, you might use a favorite pop culture reference or think...
Bringing In the New Year With Invention! Historic Patents of January
January is a time of fresh starts, renewed determination, and — sometimes — invention. If your goal for 2023 is to patent your first invention, you may find inspiration and...
Make Your Livestreams Stand Out! Protecting Your Brand as a Twitch Streamer
Livestreaming on Twitch or other platforms is a great way to share your hobby with the world at large. There are streams for video games, make-up tips, writing, music, art,...
Ho-Ho-Ho! Take a Look Back At These Historic Christmas Tree Patents!
Think about all the holiday sights and sounds that surround us in December, or even the different parts of your own Christmas tree. Many of those elements of “Christmas cheer”...
Have Trade Secrets to Protect? Make Sure You Have an NDA Before Talking to Designers and Vendors!
Your trade secrets are the things that make your business truly unique. From a secret family recipe to a unique type of code or a pending patent application, these trade secrets...
Don’t Go Off-Leash! Protect the Brand Of Your Dog Walking Business
For some, dog walking is a side gig to supplement their income. It takes relatively little out of their day and they can be paid directly. For you, a dog walking business might...
Is All Fair in Parody Musicals? The Story of Vape: the Musical
Parodies have lasted almost as long as art itself and certainly as long as copyright and trademark laws. Generally, we’ve accepted that they’re all in good fun — that’s the point...