As a startup founder, you know how important it is to keep your innovative ideas and business strategies confidential. But did you know that a simple agreement can help you protect your trade secrets and prevent them from being stolen or misused? A non-disclosure...
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Intellectual Property
Protecting critical trade secrets without worker noncompetes
The intellectual property that a business relies on can potentially help it compete even in relatively saturated markets. Companies that function differently than other businesses can offer unique goods or services. They can compete by keeping their prices lower....
What are the categories of intellectual property?
Intellectual property (IP) legally protects your company’s assets, including ideas, inventions, designs, symbols, names, images and literary and artistic output. It allows you to safeguard your core business. It also protects your research and development efforts. It...
How to prove if someone copies your trademark
A registered trademark is essential for businesses. It takes a lot of hard work and creativity to produce a unique one that will make you stand out among your competitors. So, when someone uses your company’s trademark without permission, acting and protecting your...
Trademark litigation focused on the letter X
The letter “X” is often used in the technology branding industry. This may be because X often represents an unknown, such as its use as a variable in Algebraic math. The unknown creates an air of mystery that, of course, can be a valuable business advertising tool....
Protect your intellectual property assets
As a New York business owner, you may already have a good idea of the worth of your company -- at least as far as its tangible assets are concerned. It is equally important, however, to protect your nontangible assets. Nontangible assets typically include intellectual...
Supreme Court to provide guidance on exceptions to patent protections
Patent protections are an important legal tool to help protect intellectual property. Without these protections, the inventions and ideas that help make our business endeavors succeed are at risk. Unfortunately the application of these protections is not always clear....
Theft of intellectual property and the next steps to take
Many business owners in New York and across the nation may feel that there could be few things as stressful as suspecting the possible misappropriation of sensitive company information. As a company’s intellectual property could play a significant role in its success,...
Theft of intellectual property and the next steps to take
Many business owners in New York and across the nation may feel that there could be few things as stressful as suspecting the possible misappropriation of sensitive company information. As a company’s intellectual property could play a significant role in its success,...
Do I need international intellectual property protection?
Although your business is based in New York, you may have goals of expanding to many different regions all over the world. To this end, filing for intellectual property protection internationally might be necessary to ensure your most valuable ideas remain out of the...