On November 5th, 2017, founder and lead Intellectual Property Attorney of ARC IP Law, Danna Cotman, traveled to New Zealand where she had the honor of moderating a trademark panel at the 2017 Asian Patent Attorneys Association in Auckland. The topic of the panel was...
Do you legally need an attorney to file or register a trademark? The answer is no. Then why do trademark attorneys exist? And why should you hire one to help you register your mark? The answer is simple, using an experienced trademark attorney will make...
Thanksgiving is a time to look around and be thankful for our friends and family, the food on our table, and also intellectual property, because without intellectual property our Thanksgiving Day feasts would not be possible. Nearly everything you use to celebrate Thanksgiving is some form...
Trademarks protect your company and its image, period. They are your brand. Protecting yourself with a trademark is one of the easiest and most effective ways to maintain your company’s reputation. It is very common in any industry for another company to attempt to piggyback...
A very common dilemma artists and authors run into is whether they should spend the money to register their work with the US Copyright Office. Intellectual Property Attorneys are frequently asked the question: “Why should I register my work with the Copyright Office if the...
You know you have intellectual property you want to protect, and you know the difference between patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Now the hard part. How do I protect my intellectual property? What if my intellectual property falls into one or more categories? This article helps...
There are several challenges to overcome when trying to protect your intellectual property. The first challenge is determining whether what you created is actually intellectual property. The second challenge is determining what type of intellectual property you have. And the final challenge is how to...
Say you have a registered patent, copyright, or trademark, but it is just sitting on your desk collecting dust and you want to find some way to make it make money for you. What can you do? One option is to license it to a...
The Supreme Court recently decided that the ban on registering disparaging trademarks is unconstitutional. The case of Matal v. Tam was related to whether or not The Patent and Trademark Office’s refusal to register "The Slants" as a trademark for a band made up of...
You know the difference between patents, trademarks, and copyrights and you have defined what it is exactly that you want to protect. Now the hard part—what if my intellectual property falls into one or more categories? Clothing can be one of the more confusing intellectual...