When a startup first sets out to build their company, they focus on their brand. Obtaining intellectual property rights in the various components that make up the company’s brand is crucial to being successful. Patents can be sought for inventive new products, copyrights can be obtained on creative new marketing materials, and trademark protection can… Read more
Category: Trademark Protection
One of the most important documents that an individual or company can have in their business toolkit is a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). NDAs can be used with third parties or employees to keep proprietary information safe and sound. An NDA is a legally binding document that requires the parties who signed the contract to not disclose anything that… Read more
Category: Non Disclosure
EARLY U.S. PATENT LAW SYSTEM detecting-lever-737809_1280 The Genesis The patent law system in early colonial America was virtually nonexistent. In 1776, America was an agrarian society. Crops, primarily cotton and tobacco, were traded with England and France for hard goods such as guns and plows. George Washington was troubled by this situation. The economy of… Read more
Category: Patents
The U.S. Patent Office was established as a bureau of the Department of State in 1802 and subsequently transferred by Executive Order to the Department of Commerce, its present location. The name was changed from the Patent Office to Patent and Trademark Office in 1975. During the latter part of the 1800’s, after nearly 500,000… Read more
Category: Patents