Patent laws provide legal protection for the exclusive use of patented products and services by their inventors and innovators, but enforcing patent protection against infringement is often extremely expensive.
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Foreign filings for a company’s intellectual property enhance the technology’s attractiveness and value to potential buyers who wish to do business in jurisdictions outside the United States.
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Filing for a patent is procedurally different from filing for a copyright or trademark. Unlike copyright law, which protects creative works, or trademark law, which protects trade names, patent protection may be granted to the first inventor to file a patent application for an invention that is useful, novel, and nonobvious.
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There are a number of means to protect cannabis-related intellectual property.
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There are a lot of factors that must be considered when creating an ownership arrangement.
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Whether your company is expanding its operations abroad or planning growth within the United States, obtaining IP legal counsel well in advance is a wise move.
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It may be wise to take a step back before drafting and sending that letter or email. While cease and desist letters serve a legitimate function, a poorly crafted demand, or one based on claims that cannot be supported, can do much more legal harm than good.
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It may be wise to take a step back before drafting and sending that letter or email. While cease and desist letters serve a legitimate function, a poorly crafted demand, or one based on claims that cannot be supported, can do much more legal harm than good.
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It’s natural to get excited to get a new innovation to market, or to at least let the world know that it is coming soon. Make sure you avoid these common mistakes before you make that announcement or first sale, lest you risk giving up your own patent rights in the invention.
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A well-designed brand can be a catalyst to put your company’s product or service on the map. However, every company owner or entrepreneur should be aware of the basics involved in selecting a brand name or creating a trademark.
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Many inventions are the result of collaboration. Collaboration creates complications where intellectual property is concerned.
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An atmosphere of collaboration, with collaborative intellectual property and co-development agreements, has become more common among established companies…
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Here at Peacock Law, one of the questions we receive most often from clients is how they will be paid by a licensing agreement. The short answer to that question of how one will get paid is that it depends.
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If your family has a treasured secret recipe that has been handed down for generations, you already understand the basics of a trade secret. In legal terms, a trade secret pertains to information that derives independent economic value from not being generally known to and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by others.
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Your company has worked hard to develop its intellectual property. It is understandable that you would want to protect it. But you want to accomplish that goal while retaining the ability to monetize your intellectual property and reap the financial benefits you’ve earned from your efforts.
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These 8 tips will prepare you to make the best of any fame that comes to your content, or if your content is already going “viral”, to provide some wisdom through this incredibly exciting adventure.
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Do your research before you choose your business name and brand. Branding is an essential component of marketing your company’s products and services. Trademark protection ensures that your promotional efforts are not undermined by an infringement.
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These 8 tips will prepare you to make the best of any fame that comes to your content, or if your content is already going “viral”, to provide some wisdom through this incredibly exciting adventure.
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Perhaps you developed a more efficient way of making existing products? Perhaps you developed a way of making products that were previously impossible to make before? Or perhaps you developed a way to make a better product? Whatever the case, the way…
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Many of our clients prefer to license their idea or sell it outright rather than commercializing it themselves. However, finding the right purchaser or licensee is not easy and is full of traps. Here are some tips for those of you embarking on the journey of getting a deal for your idea.
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Peacock Law is often at the forefront of disruptive technologies. One such technology is blockchain, which with proper intellectual property strategy, can generate incredible value. Who knows how this technology will change the world.
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Peacock Law is often at the forefront of disruptive technologies. One such technology is blockchain, which with proper intellectual property strategy, can generate incredible value. Who knows how this technology will change the world.
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“Intellectual property” is a category of rights protecting commercially valuable products of the human intellect. It includes patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade dress, trade secrets, and publicity rights. Intellectual property is a form of personal property that can be bought, sold, licensed, and abandoned.
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Co-Development agreements, also known as joint development agreements (JDAs), can be vital to development, research, or commercial introduction of products and services.
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