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7 trademark tips for blog owners

Erik K Pelton

The following is an excerpt from my book, Building a Bold Brand. To learn more about the book, visit www.buildingaboldbrand.com. . Trademark Tips for Blog Owners. Be creative. A creative name is generally much more likely to be unique and much easier to protect. For example, one of my favorite blog titles is a cheese blog called It’s Not You, It’s Brie®.

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Getting over the fear of copyright in photoshoots

Intellectual Property Office Blog

Copyright is scary. Really scary. At least it used to be! As an interior stylist who produces photoshoots for some of the country’s biggest magazines and commercial brands, getting the shots right is a must. Throw in the worry of including something in those shoots that has copyright attached to it, and you don’t have permission to use it, then the dread of being sued really sets in.

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Tips to Curate Your Creative Portfolio with Confidence

Art Law Journal

Hiring managers pay more attention to the contents of your creative portfolio than your work experience. Artrepreneur reviews proven strategies for curating a creative portfolio that lands you that coveted gig. The post Tips to Curate Your Creative Portfolio with Confidence appeared first on Art Business Journal.

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How intelligent is your Intellectual Property intelligence?

IP Blog

Analyzing competitor activities and being well-informed of innovative new technologies is essential to a good Intellectual Property (IP) strategy. A high level of infringement protection and avoiding costly parallel developments are two goals of professional patent monitoring. It is important to ensure that there is no infringement of third-party IP rights while simultaneously monitoring the patent activities of competitors that affect your business.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Episode 141: Fall 2020 Trademark Scam Update

Erik K Pelton

Did you know that Erik’s most popular, widely read and commented on blog posts are the ones he writes about scams? The USPTO trademark commissioner recently spoke on an online panel acknowledging that exposure to scam has been significant and growing. In this episode, Erik shares some tips to avoid these scams. The post Episode 141: Fall 2020 Trademark Scam Update appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Common Patent Misconceptions - Myth #5 - Provisional Applications

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

This article is part of a series on commonly held misconceptions about patents. Many prospective patentees often have unfounded reservations about patenting their inventions. The aim of this series of short articles is to debunk these common myths around patent protection. Patent Myth #5: Even if my invention is in an early stage of development, I can still file a “quick and dirty” U.S. provisional application A U.S. provisional patent application can be filed as a “place holder” to secure an ea