Posted in Patents, Trademark / Branding, Metrics, Copyright, Creativity and Innovation on Mar 18th, 2008
Our annual intellectual property metrics show dramatic increases in some types of intellectual property grants and increasing litigation for copyright. Click here to look at all the data graphs.
Posted in Trademark / Branding on Mar 18th, 2008
by Martin Medeiros
A United States trademark protects a word, symbol, sound, device, or any combination thereof that is used as a source identifier for goods or in association with services. In the latter case, the source identifier is sometimes called a service mark.
Choosing a “strong” mark can help to avoid many problems in the future. […]
Posted in Trademark / Branding, Corporate and Business, Software, Copyright on Jun 14th, 2007
by Martin Medeiros
The value of intellectual property (copyright, trademark, trade secret and patent) is subject to debate, but one dimension of the debate is beyond discussion. Intellectual property is increasing in value. Based on the percentage of the market value of a company, intellectual property is the highest valued asset of the publicly traded companies. In fact, […]
Posted in International, Trademark / Branding, Corporate and Business, E-Commerce on Apr 18th, 2007
By Eric van Naerssen
How does one comply or file under the Madrid protocol? Commercial marks—such as trademarks, trade names, service marks or "brands"—are how a business gains recognition and trust in the marketplace. The mark indicates the source of goods or services within a geographic area. Most nations have built institutions, such as the United […]
Posted in Trademark / Branding, Corporate and Business, Creativity and Innovation on Dec 26th, 2006
Proper Grammar and Usage of Entity Names, Trade Names, Assumed Business Names and Trade Marks in Oregon
By Martin F. Medeiros[1]
Once an entrepreneur decides on a name, they must consider how to maximize the value of that name. They may do several things with it. Lately, the first thing they do is get the universal resource […]