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Stop Thief! That’s My Content!

Publishing your creative genius on the internet can lead to a wealth of problems not commonly found in the ‘real world’. In the days before the proliferation of the world wide web, crafters and designers were lulled into a false sense of security by the lack of ‘corporate espionage’. After all, we’re a community, right?


Wrong.


Your ideas are your ‘wealth’ and if you do not take the proper steps to protect that wealth, you will be left feeling hopeless and wondering where you went wrong as you watch your competitors profit off of your hard work. Before you begin to sell your wares on the ‘net, there are basic concepts of intellectual property that you should be familiar

How to Patent an Invention
...for goods or services) and copyright (for literature, art, drama, and music) are common protective approaches for intellectual property, patents are used to protect the rights of an inventor. Before Patenting Before filing the necessary paperwork, the first step in ...
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Are You Protecting Your Brand Assets?

What’s in a name?


As a small business owner, there are a few things you’ll want - I mean need - to know about choosing your business name and protecting it.


This is a BIG topic but I’ll give you some pointers for taking care of your brand asset…


Let me first start by defining trademark. A trademark protects that fantastic tagline that you spent hours thinking about, calling and emailing your friends and colleagues about and ultimately, the name you hang on the shingle of your business.


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Stop Thief! That’s My Content!

Publishing your creative genius on the internet can lead to a wealth of problems not commonly found in the ‘real world’. In the days before the proliferation of the world wide web, crafters and designers were lulled into a false sense of security by the lack of ‘corporate espionage’. After all, we’re a community, right?


Wrong.


Your ideas are your ‘wealth’ and if you do not take the proper steps to protect that wealth, you will be left feeling hopeless and wondering where you went wrong as you watch your competitors profit off of your hard work. Before you begin to sell your wares on the ‘net, there are basic concepts of intellectual property that you should be familiar

Are You Protecting Your Brand Assets?
...brand asset... Let me first start by defining trademark. A trademark protects that fantastic tagline that you spent hours thinking about, calling and emailing your friends and colleagues about and ultimately, the name you hang on the shingle of your ...
with and use to your advantage.


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Writing - Copyrights and Trademarks Protect You

When most people consider writing a book, they don’t think
about Trademarks. However, I highly recommend that you
leverage your writing for multiple purposes, and that’s why
registering a Trademark for your concept is a good idea. If
you use your writing as the basis for workshops and other
products, it’s in your best interests to protect your
concepts with a Trademark.


To paraphrase the definition of a Trademark given at the
official web site www.uspto.gov, a Trademark is a symbol, a
word, a phrase, or a design, (or any combination), used to
identify and distinguish the unique source of goods. Note
that a Service Mark has the same definition as a Trademark,
except as related to services instead of products.


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Are You Protecting Your Brand Assets?

What’s in a name?


As a small business owner, there are a few things you’ll want - I mean need - to know about choosing your business name and protecting it.


This is a BIG topic but I’ll give you some pointers for taking care of your brand asset…


Let me first start by defining trademark. A trademark protects that fantastic tagline that you spent hours thinking about, calling and emailing your friends and colleagues about and ultimately, the name you hang on the shingle of your business.


Continue Reading »





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