Many small businesses in the United States are owned by former military veterans. In fact, some estimates put this at more than two and a half million businesses that are veteran-owned in the United States. This is quite a substantial share of the market and...
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Intellectual Property
How can you prevent intellectual property theft?
Trade secrets, innovations, developments and original ideas are invaluable to modern businesses. Collectively, these are your business’s intellectual property. Unfortunately, these things are so valuable that they are often the target of theft. As a business owner,...
Trade secrets revealed in 4 main ways
Trade secrets are very important to the future of your business, and you need to know how to protect them so that they don't fall into the wrong hands. If the competition gets your trade secrets, that can dramatically hurt your plans for the future and may eliminate a...
Will my business need IP protections for NFTs?
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....
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...
Can intellectual property law protect a website?
Often, a website is integral to, if not the driving force behind, your business. However, at times, business owners neglect to consider whether or not their website can be protected. As one of your most valuable business assets, protecting your website should be a top...
Nike flexes muscles, shows the power of trademark protections
Trademarks are legal tools that can help inventors and businesses protect their intellectual property. Nike recently tested the reach of this tool when the shoe manufacturing giant took on a case against a project associated with pop sensation Lil Nas X for an alleged...
Nondisclosure agreements can help protect intellectual property
When a business owner wants to invite a partner into their business there is often a nondisclosure agreement or confidentiality agreement that is entered into. When a nondisclosure agreement, or NDA, is drafted there are certain terms that need to be reviewed and...
Protecting intellectual property in the early stages is beneficial
The market is booming with new innovations, technology, products and start-ups. With that comes measures taken by these businesses to protect their ideas and products. Protecting intellectual property is imperative for businesses of all sizes and length of operation....