Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are units of data stored on a digital ledger or blockchain. This unit of data can represent a real-world object, like a piece of art or video. The owner of the NFT can then trade or sell it, similar to how one would handle a tangible item....
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Kevin A. Keeling
Trademark basics: Reasons your trademark may be refused
Businesses use trademarks to make their products and services stand out. Through a trademark, a business is able to build commercial value, reputation and goodwill in the eyes of its customers. But, before a trademark becomes your business’ exclusive property, you...
How can you keep your trade secrets safe when outsourcing?
Outsourcing certain aspects of your business has some benefits like cutting costs and increasing operational efficiency. However, it may come at a cost. For example, your trade secrets may be exposed to the outsourcing company, which may affect you if such information...
Cleveland baseball team resolves trademark dispute
In recent years, there has been a reckoning for many teams that use American Indian names and iconography. Prevailing winds in many communities have made the usage problematic. The Washington Football Team is still working on a new name, but the baseball team known as...
Is remote working putting trade secrets at risk?
It may have taken many years to establish your company and trade secrets could be fundamental to its success. Essentially, trade secrets are methods that cannot be easily replicated and are key to the profitability of your company. Thus, trade secrets are something...
The “Metaverse” and intellectual property disputes: What’s coming
The company-formerly-known-as-Facebook is now called “Meta,” and its leaders want everybody to know that the future is here – in the form of something called the “Metaverse.” What’s the Metaverse? At its most basic, it’s a virtual world where people – via their...
What is trade dress and why is it important to protect it?
Creating your brand has many components. In addition to your products and logos, you have to consider your product’s image for your customers. A significant part of your brand’s image comes from a combination of your trademark and trade dress. When your customer picks...
Does your business have a protectable trade dress?
Your intellectual property can be extremely valuable. Some of it can directly increase your bottom line, while other kinds can separate you from your competitors and generate goodwill. But not all intellectual property is as obvious as trademarks, copyrights, and...
What is a copyright and how is it different from a trademark?
If you have recently downloaded music, read a novel or watched a movie in Texas, it is likely that the works you have been consumed have been copyrighted. Copyrighting is a type of protection built in the U.S. Constitution for original works of authorship that are...
Art dispute sparks intellectual property lawsuit in Texas
In Texas and across the United States, people who rely on creativity and innovation to make a living must be aware of the need for copyright protection. If they do not ensure their work is adequately shielded, it can cost them immeasurably and even ruin their chance...