Trademarks are very important to have protected properly and legally. If you have been creative to come up with something that is unique and worthy of a trademark, then you deserve to have the exclusivity that goes along with that. Many people have come up with names, symbols, and other things that could easily be […]
Patents, trademarks and copyrights had all settled in over the years and worked very well to protect the objects they pertained to. Business used to be conducted face to face and on a more personal level so there was almost an unwritten code of honor and respect when it came to taking ideas that were […]
The world is being flooded every day with ideas, innovations, and information which are an important part of business that brings in huge profits. Companies have protected their innovations by getting a patent for their creations, and they are doing everything they can to ensure security for their hard work. However, infringement of IP happens […]
Think back to math class. Do you remember learning about pi? It’s that funny little greek letter that looks like this π. It is used to represent the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter and is roughly defined as 3.14159 no matter how large or small the circle is. It is one of […]
On Wednesday June 18, 2014, the United States Patent and Trademark Office cancelled six Washington Redskins trademarks citing that the football team’s name is “disparaging to Native Americans” and thus in violation of federal trademark laws banning offensive or disparaging language. This topic has been a hot one in the world of intellectual property law the last […]
Frozen, the Disney movie released in 2013 was recently declared as the highest grossing animated movie of all time. To date, it has grossed almost 1.1 billion dollars! Yes – that’s right – billion with a “B.” In fact, it is the only animated movie to make over 1 billion dollars. Of course, with that […]
It’s that time again – fresh, sweet Vidalia onions are in supermarkets all throughout Florida. Just thinking about onion and cucumber salad or home-fried onion rings made with these tremendously tasty onions are enough to set anyone’s mouth to watering. Yet, very few people realize that not every sweet onion on the grocery store is a […]
Approximately twenty years ago, Joel Zimmerman, a young teenager, was working on his computer when it suddenly quit working. Smelling something burning, Joel opened up the computer only to find a dead mouse inside. Inspired by this somewhat gruesome incident, he created the stage persona of Deadmau5 (pronounced dead mouse)! Zimmerman is a DJ and […]
Who Dat!”- The supporting cry for the New Orleans Saints is actually trademarked by a few San Antonio musicians. In 1983, Steve and Sal Monistere recorded their own version of “The Saints Go Marching In” with a “who dat” chant in the song and shortly thereafter trademarked both the “Who Dat!” And “Who Dat?” phrases. […]
