Kathleen Kuznicki Advises CMU’s Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Kathy Kuznicki was selected by Carnegie Mellon University’s Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship to join its team of industry experts who provide advice and counsel to the Center’s startup incubator program, Project Olympus.

CMU students, faculty and staff, who are aspiring …

4 Things to Consider When Developing a New Product

Does your product or invention solve a problem for which people are willing to pay?

Before you take any further steps to develop your product or invention, you need to determine if you can realistically generate revenue from your product. …

Increase the Value of Your Business by Protecting Your Competitive Edge – Part 2

As I stated in the first post of this series, in business, imitation is NOT the sincerest or highest form of flattery; it is someone stealing from you!! Have you found a unique way to solve a problem or improve …

Legal Tools Can Increase the Value of Your Business by Protecting Your Competitive Edge – Part 1

Trademarks are the legal tool to protect your brand, and thus your customer recognition and goodwill.

If you are successful in business, it is inevitable that someone is going to copy you. In business, imitation is NOT the sincerest or …

SMART Patent Applications

Can filing a patent application be a SMART goal in 2017?

Yes, it can. Filing a patent application is a Specific action that is Measurable; you get a formal filing receipt indicating that your application fulfilled all the …

Website Managers: Learn How to Avoid Trademark Bullies and Copyright Trolls

Building and maintaining a website to market a business, to promote a cause or to just blog an opinion is fraught with intellectual property (IP) issues. Protecting the content and branding on the website is one concern; making sure you …

A Descriptive Mark? Cornering the Market or Just Bad Branding?

by Kathleen Kuznicki, Esq.

If you own a business, you probably understand how important branding is for the success of your company. Although branding, originally, was a way to tell one person’s cattle from another, nowadays, a brand refers to …

Patent Protection and Trademark Registration Can Help Pittsburgh’s Food Startups Succeed

Kathleen Kuznicki will speak to business owners and entrepreneurs about the importance of developing a comprehensive strategy for patent protection and trademark registration, at a workshop for Pittsburgh’s food startups, on Saturday, May 21st, in Sharpsburg.

The workshop, called Getting …

Can I Copyright My Logo?

by Kathleen Kuznicki, Esq.

Businesses work very hard on establishing their brand identity. That includes coming up with a name to communicate the value of their product or service to customers, as well as a logo to visually connect with …

IP Strategies Protect Your Assets And Minimize Your Risk

by Kathleen Kuznicki, Esq.

I work with businesses and individuals to maximize protection of their own intellectual property, and to minimize risk with regards to others’ intellectual property. Intellectual Property refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic …