Intellectual Property

As anyone who is in the business of selling a product knows it is important to do whatever one can to set their product apart. Finding ways to legally protect a design or recipe are common. Some businesses even trademark colors used in their packaging. Chocolate maker...

A patent lawsuit involving TiVo Inc and other businesses including Motorola Mobility, recently settled just days before the case was set to go to trial. As a part of the settlement TiVo will receive $490 million. The amount reached in the settlement was a surprise to...

For years, copyright laws in the United States have allowed residents of New York and beyond who have created things, to protect and be compensated for their creative works. As technologies change and the way creative works are shared has simplified, most would agree...

Businesses throughout the world, including New York, take a multitude of steps to help their products sell better than others on the market. One of those steps is to protect the appearance of its product and prevent other businesses from duplicating it. This may be...

There are many things that go into making a business successful. One of those things is consumers' recognition of products in the marketplace. Proper branding, accompanied by copyright and trademark registrations, can make a product more marketable and protect the...