This article provides a brief review of a new intellectual property enforcement plan released by an official of the United States government. The article also points to a disturbing trend of overenforcement of intellectual property rights and...
This article follows up on a prior blog post which shared an application for a copyright registration. The application so shared has now been approved, so this article shares with the reader (and prospective copyright registrant) what a granted...
This article shares the Powerpoint slides from a recent presentation on recent developments at the nexus of intellectual property law and the internet. Among the topics covered in the presentation are social media accounts, copyrights,...
This article addresses what your recourse is should you miss the deadline for filing a U.S. design patent application (such as, for example, if a foreign design patent application is granted and accelerates the timeline for required filing of an...
This article takes issue with an article by the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA") called Follow These Steps to Starting a Business. Although the SBA's piece did provide many useful suggestions, the critique of it put forth by this...
Erik Pelton specializes in trademarks, but this article sheds some light on copyrights. Specifically, Mr. Pelton recently re-launched his firm's website, which included a great deal of new content. Here, he shares the application for...
In this article, Erik Pelton outlines some of the basics of copyrights as applicable to small business owners. First of all, Mr. Pelton helps you understand what a copyright actually is. He also delineates the rights which the copyright...
Clifford Hyra explores areas which copyright law does and does not cover in this post from his blog. Specifically, Mr. Hyra answers commonly asked questions regarding whether entrepreneurs can copy certain creative ideas which they think...
Clifford Hyra uses this blog entry to respond to a meme which dismissed the value of intellectual property protection. According to Mr. Hyra, protecting intellectual property (via copyrights, patents, and trademarks) is especially important for...