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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 …
Posted in Legal Watch, Intellectual Property
Tagged Intellectual Property, IP, Patent, Trade Secrets, Invention
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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 …
Posted in Legal Watch, Intellectual Property
Tagged Intellectual Property, IP, Patent Application; Invention;
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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 …
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 …
Posted in Legal Watch, Intellectual Property
Tagged Trademarks, Intellectual Property, IP, Copyrights, logo
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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 …
Intellectual Property Panel Discussion For Hardware Startups
Kathleen Kuznicki will be a panelist in a discussion on the strategies available to hardware startups with regards to securing IP, open sourcing, and licensing options, hosted by Pittsburgh Hardware Startup Meetup.
Don’t miss this meetup if you are part …
Posted in Legal Watch, Intellectual Property, Events
Tagged Intellectual Property, IP, Start-ups, Licensing Agreements, Invention
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Might you be a copyright infringer?
by Kathleen Kuznicki, Esq.
(In the voice of a famous redneck comedian!)
Do you think everything online is free for public use? Then you might be an infringer.
Do you play background music in a public area of your business? …
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Tagged Intellectual Property, IP, Copyrights, Infringement
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The Power of “Patent Pending”
by Kathleen Kuznicki, Esq.
If you or your business is developing
new products or processes, you should consider being “patent pending” before you trying to exploit your inventive idea. When a patent application is filed in the United States Patent …
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Tagged IP, Patent, Patent Application; Invention;, Patent Pending, Protection
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