Intellectual Property

Successfully securing a patent can be important to your business or simply to your idea. In general, a patent is when the government grants a property right, which prevents others from selling, using or making a particular invention for a certain period of time....

New York residents may be familiar with shoe designers Nike and Adidas, but they may be surprised to hear about allegations that former designers for Nike may have stolen commercial secrets. The three individuals accused were once senior footwear designers for Nike....

Patents are legal protections that give the inventors of intellectual property the right to keep others from misusing their property over a 20-year period from the application file date. Misuse means no one other than the inventors can manufacture, use, offer to sell...

Issues involving intellectual property can affect both businesses and employees, making it important for anyone dealing with relevant issues to have reliable counsel related to action concerning a concern. Familiarity with both federal and state laws is important in...

A trademark consists of a symbol, design, word or group of words that establishes a relationship between a business and the products it furnishes. It may contain words only, a logo or a combination of words and a logo. A servicemark is similar to a trademark, but it...

A Brooklyn restaurant that had the same name as a famous jewelry company was forced to change its name, change its facade from gold and purple and pay the jewelry company $25,000. The restaurant, which operated in Sheepshead Bay, went by the name Faberge without the...

When starting a business in New York, it is a good time to make sure that the company's intellectual property is protected. The best way to do that is to make sure that any slogans, logos or other marks related to the brand are trademarked. This makes it impossible...

When you need to blow your nose, do you ask for a tissue or a Kleenex? When you have a headache, do you take an ibuprofen or an Advil? There are some products that are so popular that the brand name seems to have replaced the generic name for similar products. Failure...

One of the most valuable assets companies have are their brands. It can be difficult to put a dollar value on a brand itself, but when copyright violations or other intellectual property issues crop up, the potential damage to a company can be incalculable. Not only...

This year’s Cannes Film Festival will soon be drawing to a close. However, the effects of the festival will almost certainly be felt for months and even years to come. Whether a film generates a positive or negative response at this particular festival can make or...