If you don’t monitor your mark(s) on a regular basis, you could be at risk for losing your trademark rights. That means you might be forced to stop using yo...

It has long been central to our Constitution that free-speech is protected, no matter how offensive. Even speech that would otherwise be defamatory is prote...

I've spent thousands of hours in recent years counseling clients on trademark applications, and the theme that keeps repeating itself is "how do you choose a...

A colleague of mine once wrote a blog post that really resonated with me. Melissa Cassera asked if your PR efforts were like microwave pizza. In her own wor...

Question: Do you need to have an international trademark? This question assumes that you already have a federal trademark either in process or fully regist...

Question: Can a trademark protect you from a foreign company stealing your ideas or designs? A trademark doesn’t prevent someone from creating a knockoff of ...

Question: Can I lose my trademark if others in other countries start using the same one? That can’t happen here in the US as long as (1) you maintain your tr...

Question: Besides Trademark, Copyright and a Design Patent, how else can I protect my ideas and original designs? There are a few other areas of the law that...