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THE CORONAVIRUS AND SMALL BUSINESS LAW SERIES This blog post series provides key legal information so you can secure your business success during the Coronavirus pandemic.  With this knowledge, you can return to what you do best which is providing your service or product. Today’s topic:  The Emergence of Patent Heroes during the Coronavirus Pandemic […]

Introducing The Coronavirus and Small Business Law Series. This first blog post discusses Intellectual Property Law You are confident and committed and destined to “Wow the World” with your business! You are working day and night to create something amazing. That something amazing includes Intellectual Property. Then the Coronavirus comes to town. Suddenly the unknown vulnerability […]

Trademark Alert A newly enacted USPTO rule in effect February 15, 2020 makes electronic communication mandatory in all trademark matters.   The Trademark Communication Rule at a Glance 🔷 All communication with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Trademark matters must be electronic. 🔷 All trademark applications and documents must be filed using […]

Your business identity includes your company name, product name, tagline, and/or logo.  In addition, your business identity is personal, emotional, AND valuable. Registering the trademark for each business identity is a low-priced, high value action to secure your success. Furthermore, claiming your common law trademark rights using a trademark symbols is a no-cost first step. […]

Development of an innovation strategy builds an intellectual property “fence” for your company. This “IP” fence draws a boundary around your company’s intellectual property. What is intellectual property? It includes your patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and publications. The fence formation of the fence may take many forms. Offensive intellectual property positions: attracts investors and […]

“I’m so excited! I’m open for business! It was as simple as launching my website!” Is that you? As a service-based business, it’s likely that your website is one of your primary connections to potential clients, partners, and advocates. With so many user-friendly, cost-effective website tools available, opening a business online can be a snap. […]

Choose a business name, logo, and tagline that is strong and able to trademark register.

When a client comes to me with a legal dispute, requesting my help with conflict resolution, most times the dispute relates to a “relationship gone wrong.”  What does that mean exactly? At the beginning of a relationship, even a business relationship, you’re in what’s referred to as the “honeymoon phase”.  At these early stages, novelty […]

Social Media Disasters As an entrepreneur with a growing business, I rely on social media as a venue for potential clients to know, like, and trust me. My social media content allows people who need my expertise and services to find me. I’ve been posting legal tips, thoughts, and motivations for small business owners consistently […]

The new technology of today has changed the way we communicate, the way we operate, the way we do business.  Successful businesses today look and feel very different than our parent’s generation. Think about how the rapid changes in technology have changed the way we run our business.   The New Generation Generation Z customers and […]