Here & Now: Non-Disclosure Agreements and Trade Secret Protection
September 20, 2022
Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements (“NDAs”) are critical tools for protecting proprietary and confidential information, especially when exploring potential collaborations with other companies. As we often remind our clients, however, not all NDAs are alike and it is very important to […]
Read More1pIP: Trade Dress
March 5, 2021
Trade dress rights protect the packaging (or “dressing”) of a product in the same way that a trademark protects a product’s markings. Trade dress helps notify the public about who makes or sells the goods that they purchase, and has […]
Read More1pIP: Marking Your Territory: Virtual Patent Marking
January 6, 2021
United States patent law requires a patent holder to provide actual or constructive notice to the public of its utility patents in order to recover damages for infringement of a product patent. 35 U.S.C. § 287(a). Although the marking requirement […]
Read MoreHere & Now: Trademarks and the “Failure to Function” Doctrine
September 1, 2020
Trademark law can be confusing when it comes to determining whether a particular word, phrase, or design may be registered as a trademark. Almost every week seems to bring another story about an aspiring entrepreneur attempting to register the latest […]
Read More1pIP: Claiming Trademark Rights to Colors
August 4, 2020
Trademarks and service marks identify and distinguish goods or services sold by one person or business from those of another. They are a primary component of marketing strategies and advertising campaigns to establish and strengthen their owner’s brands. In some […]
Read More1pIP: How Can Copyrights Protect My Work?
July 13, 2020
Copyrights protect “original works of authorship.” This includes literature, music, plays, and other types of artistic works. Copyright protection arises automatically the moment that a work is created—the first time it appears in a fixed form. A copyright is the […]
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