Why You Need To Trademark Your Amazon Brand
High school dropout goes from being $100k in debt to making $18 million in a year. Sounds like a fairytale, right? Thanks to Amazon, many entrepreneurs are transforming…
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When Is The Right Time To Patent Your Invention?
The United States is a first to file country when it comes to patents. What does this mean for you and your invention? It means you need to give careful and calculated…
SaaS Startups: A Roadmap to Your Perfect Customer
Figuring out how your SaaS application fits into the market is crucial to your SaaS’ success. Don’t believe the myth. This isn’t something that an enlightened founder can…
How to Stop Unauthorized Use of Open Source Code
Open source code has exploded in popularity in recent years. It’s no surprise as companies can experience lower hardware and software costs by using it. You can also…
What You Need to Know About Trademarks
Almost 600,000 trademark filings get submitted to the USPTO each year, and this number is growing. If you are thinking about starting a new business, then you need to be…
Aesthetics Matter: Protecting Your Products with Design Patents
Design patents tend to be one of the more overlooked patents available. While they aren’t the strongest form of protection on their own, they do provide a valuable layer…
Startups: How to Stop Bigger Competitors from Stealing Your Ideas
When it comes to startups, nine out of ten don’t make it. This shouldn’t discourage you, though. It just means you need to do your due diligence before you get started…
Is Your Software or Mobile App Patentable? 3 Qualifying Questions
Did you know the app store turned ten years old last year? We’ve come a long way from those first 500 apps. Today there are over 20 million registered iOS developers for…
Who’s to Blame When Amazon Sellers Steal Your Product Ideas?
People have been trying to protect their intellectual property for years. In fact, the first trademark legislation passed in the English Parliament in 1266. This task has…
Tips for Using Trademarks to Protect and Build Your Brand
We are five months into 2019, and almost 200,000 trademark registrations have been filed with the USPTO. Each one of these filings represents a business owner taking the…
How to Deal with Overseas Infringement Issues
International property theft is a significant problem for American companies, costing upwards of $600 billion each year. As we all know, China accounts for a majority of…
5 Reasons a Patent Application May be Rejected
The USPTO gives a non-final rejection to 86.4% of applications submitted. This leads to amendments and continuation procedures to create related applications. When your…
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