by Burt Skiba | Mar 4, 2019 | Business, Intellectual Property
Have you ever wondered how people use part of an existing story, or picture to create something new and not get sued by the original owner? Your “new” or “original” work build off an existing work is called a derivative work. Derivative WorkA...
by Burt Skiba | Mar 4, 2019 | Intellectual Property, Patents
Do you sell on Amazon and have received that dreaded notice from the Seller Performance Team that your account has been suspended due to Intellectual Property Infringement? Your heart sinks because you have $10k-20k of merchandise now sitting at Amazon’s...
by Burt Skiba | Feb 28, 2019 | Intellectual Property, Business
Trademarks can include company names, product names, logos, slogans, and designs used to identify and distinguish your company’s goods or services. The mark can be words, sign, symbol, or design that identifies the business and owners. I have many clients that...
by Burt Skiba | Feb 28, 2019 | Intellectual Property, Business
I was asked this last week by a potential client why should I get a trademark, and what will it do for my company. Aren’t I just wasting money filing for a trademark if I my patent is expired on my product? So to give a premise I want to go into a little...
by Burt Skiba | Feb 28, 2019 | Intellectual Property, Business
I came across an interesting article today about In-N-Out, one of my favorite burger joints, suing Smashburger for trademark infringement. The complaint that In-N-Out filed on August 28 in California claims that Smashburger’s “Triple Double” burger is too similar to...
by admin | Feb 28, 2019 | Business, Intellectual Property, International
Globalization and digital technology have made the world seem like a much smaller place. And though the enhanced ability to reach international markets can be a major advantage for your business, it also opens up new complications with intellectual property rights....
by admin | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
After watching a very exciting Super Bowl the lack luster commercials left me wondering what happened to all the funny commercials, and how was #Dodge able to use Martin Luther King Jr.’s voice to sell Rams. King stated in the ad “we recognize that he who...
by admin | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
For those who watch Shark Tank you have probably seen Mr. Wonderful, or the other Sharks ask the Entrepreneurs whether they have patent protection, or what is proprietary about their product. However, when it comes to food, how are these individuals able to protect...
by admin | Aug 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
So, you have been selling on Amazon for a while and have private labeled a product that you have built a brand around, you have great reviews and are on the front page and first listing of that product’s category. One day you look at your listing and notice that...
by admin | Aug 30, 2018 | Intellectual Property, Patents
The Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“UTSA”) defines a “trade secret” as: “information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process that: Derives independent economic value, actual or potential,...
