How Foreign Businesses Can Protect Their Intellectual Property Rights in The United States *Attorney Advertising*
In today’s obviously global (and seemingly universal) marketplace, it is understandable that some business owners and entrepreneurs are surprised to learn that their intellectual property is not automatically protected in other countries. Patents, trademarks, and the like are territorial, meaning that they need to be registered in each individual country where protection is sought. There […]
So Much Beer! So Few Names. | New York and Charleston Trademark Lawyer
The craft beer industry is booming! It seems as though new microbreweries are popping up every day. Going into a store for beer requires its own definition of terms and an hour or more of contemplation and browsing time. With this growth comes a high demand for unique brewery and beer names – and an […]
Intellectual Property Lawyer Warns, “You May Not Own the Rights to Work Created by an Independent Contractor”
As a small business owner, you may have utilized the services of an independent contractor to handle creative tasks such as writing, graphic design, and website design. Since you paid for the final product, you may have also assumed that you own the work they produced and that you could do with it whatever you […]
The Entrepreneur’s Litmus Test for Intellectual Property | Brooklyn and Charleston Trademark Attorney
Entrepreneurs have a keen understanding that time and money are important assets for their company. However, a lot of entrepreneurs don’t include their intellectual property in that list. In fact, many small business owners don’t even consider whether or not they have intellectual property. This leaves a lot of valuable creative work at risk. Intellectual […]
IP Lawyer Answers, “Should I Register My Trademark?” – Attorney Advertising
If you’ve recently started a business, you may be wondering what steps you should take to protect your new venture. This may include registering a trademark that you create to distinguish your business from others. Depending on the stage your business is in, you may already have a trademark. If your business is already selling […]
The Importance of Picking a Niche in Your Business
A few months ago my very knowledgable and responsive insurance broker, Michael Carroll, owner of The Carroll Insurance Group, LLC interviewed me. As my insurance broker Michael knows the details of my practice area since it is relevant to which insurance we choose to best protect ourselves. In consideration of my practice being quite specific, […]
Managing Member Jason Rosenblum featured on The Tech Life podcast
I had the privilege and great experience of being interviewed on Rich Conte’s “The Tech Life” podcast. Click here to listen. I met Rich a few months ago at a local Startup Grind event. The Charleston Startup Grind is putting on some great events aimed at entrepreneurs. The events range from networking-focused, to information-based, to […]
Amazon Seller’s Legal Issues
As many of us know based on direct experience, Amazon has made the buying and selling of nearly any item far easier than it has ever been. You may be, as many of my clients are, one of those individuals or businesses who has taken advantage of the ease through which Amazon allows sales to […]
Age of Access
Access to information and the reach of your brand and message has been in the process of changing and becoming easier in recent decades. This fact absolutely has its positives and negatives depending on your individual views, but there are also certain aspects of this availability of information that change general practices to which we […]
Corporate name or domain registration do not provide the same rights as a registered trademark
This one is a BONUS follow up to my prior post 5 Major Intellectual Property Mistakes Businesses Make Many business owners are under the impression that by registering their entity and forming a corporation or other formal entity, they have automatic trademark protection for their name. Your corporate name or entity name is not a trademark […]
