Barbara's IP News and Other Musings
Barbara's IP News and Other Musings
A Star VS A Swoosh For A Trademark
When advising my small business clients about what to consider when they adopt a trademark or service mark, I urge them to look for strong characteristics in the mark that will help to differentiate them from their competitors. In the case of word marks, the...
Who Owns Copyright In Source Code For A Start-Up Company?
Start-up ventures, especially in the area of technology, often begin based on nothing more than good faith assumptions of the founders. Frequently they operate informally without understanding the need to document the relationships among the venture, its principals...
Website & App Developers Given New Designing Opportunity
Websites viewed from PC and laptop screens will likely be passé in a few years if Google has anything to say about it. Recently, Google launched Google TV at its May 2010 I/O Developers’ Conference in San Francisco. (http://code.google.com/events/io/2010)...