The Legal Blog

Protecting your secret sauce as a trade secret is valuable intellectual property.

When you are accused of copyright infringement, your business, your finances, and your reputation are jeopardized!

It’s so upsetting when that special someone leaves your business As a business owner, it’s such a happy day when a talented individual agrees to work for you. At the beginning, you’re in what I call the “honeymoon phase”. In these early stages, novelty and possibilities drive the relationship. Expectations are high and everyone is […]

Entrepreneurs want to do it all themselves. The first few years of a new business are the “grind years”. With little or no income, a new business owner worries about every penny they spend. Then it happens. That AHA! Moment. You’ve invented the next best thing! You love your new idea. It’s Big. Huge. Astronomical! […]

You’ve been working hard. You’ve built a social media following. People online know, like, and trust you and your business. And now it’s time to go to the next step. Social media advertising. Super Exciting! But wait…says the attorney. (hint: that’s me) Are your ads legally compliant? You have no clue? You are not alone […]

The Clock Is Ticking on Protecting Your Inventions… You’re running out of time to protect your inventions and we both know it. You’ve developed a unique, amazing product or process. Uniquely, no-one else does it better. Everyone tells you how phenomenal it is; however, in spite of this, it’s not protected. In the long run, […]

Business Owner: protect against legal problems if a client gets sick with contract language.

The right of publicity is your right to control the commercial use of your name, image, voice, likeness and other distinctive personal attributes. Yes, your personality, including your gestures and phrases are protected.

Thought for Today: Intellectual property protection is much like protecting yourself from catching COVID-19. [Statistic]  About 10% of the world’s population has been infected with COVID-19. As I sit here in my bed feeling quite sick,  my mind turns to statistics.   I may now be part of that statistic. But wait a minute:  my COVID-19 […]

As an inventor, your patent filing strategy determines whether to file a provisional or non-provisional patent application.