In February 2007, mom Stephanie Lenz uploaded a YouTube video of her baby dancing to the Prince song, “Let’s Go Crazy.” She had no way of knowing, but that short 29-second clip would...
How To Get Your Trademark Rejected With One Word…
Managing intellectual property is a complicated subject, and one that the general public often has a lot of questions about. Questions like, can you patent an idea? Is my copyright valid in other coun...
True or False: Test Your Copyright and Patent Laws IQ
When most Americans think of patents, they imagine an inventor tinkering in his basement, like Alexander Graham Bell building the first telephone or Thomas Edison inventing the lightbulb. But as intel...
The U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Committee Wants to Hear from You
Intellectual property may be a broad category, containing everything from copyrighted written and artistic works to patented inventions and plants. It’s also one of the cornerstones of the Unite...
3 Fast Facts About Patent Filing and Protection All Over the World
Think you know the basics on patent filing and intellectual property rights? Test your knowledge by reading over these three facts. Patents are filed through the United States Patent and Trademark Off...
This Artist Got His Awe-Inspiring Intellectually Property Patented to Wow the World
Sam Van Aken is both a Syracuse University professor and an artist who has had his work displayed in galleries around the world. But in order to create some of his latest works, he used nature and his...
What Taylor Swift’s Troubles with Apple Music Can Teach Us About Strategies for Intellectual Property Cases
This month, singer Taylor Swift made headlines when she refused to let Apple’s new music streaming service stream her songs for free. The mega-corporation announced that it would not pay artists...
What You May Not Know About Intellectual Property Theft Could End Up Hurting You
While it may seem like a no-brainer, it turns out that intellectual property is stolen more often than you may think. Knowing about the different types of patents or facts about copyright laws is usef...