Brand Protection

  Rob Segall and Dana Rodriguez talk about Amazon’s neutral patent evaluation program for utility patents.   Is there more than 1 type of patent? Yes – the neutral patent [...]

Sellers: Have you received a threatening VORYS letter? VORYS is a law firm that sends letters to third party sellers all over the world telling them that they cannot sell items. VORYS makes many [...]

Intellectual property attorneys CJ Rosenbaum and David Miller discuss the difference between invalidating a trademark vs. cancellation of a trademark. Invalidating a Trademark vs. Cancellation of [...]

When you come up with your own private label, you want to register a trademark. How do you know what your chances are that it will actually be registered? We have clients that come to us [...]

Protecting Merchandise Income 1. Band Name The very first thing that every single band should register is their name. You can trademark your band’s name yourself by going to USPTO.gov. It takes [...]

Merchandise Protection for Bands & Musicians via Trademarks Bands/musicians make most of their income from concerts and selling merchandise. We know how to protect those sales from [...]

Intellectual property rights actions to take on some of the leading ecommerce websites such as Amazon, Alibaba, Etsy, eBay. Learn practical methods to protect sales of branded merchandise online [...]

Keurig.  Starbucks.  Barilla.  McDonald’s. Tide. One of these things is obviously not like the other. But in truth, none of them are like each other by law. They are five distinct trademarks, [...]

PROTECTING YOUR B(R)AND Trademark Infringement Actions Registering your products for trademark is extremely important for bands to keep their merchandising profits specific to them. A trademark [...]

When a seller is deciding on what trademark to use, it’s important to ensure that an existing trademark does not have priority. Put simply, having priority means the seller’s prospective [...]

There are numerous incredibly talented musical artists in the world. There are far fewer financially successful ones. One of the most painful truths that I learned in my youth was that the [...]

Packaging can be an equally protectable and substantial part of your brand. When creating packaging for your product, there are many issues to consider. Read on below.. Space: Packaging is three [...]

Solid visual branding is a foundational block to protecting your brand overall. Starting and growing a business can be difficult, but with the right plan and knowledge, your brand can be [...]

Intellectual property laws can be confusing but knowing the law can help musicians protect their merchandise when selling online. Amazon takes intellectual property interests seriously and has a [...]