The first step in any process is deciding to start.  So, let me be the first to congratulate you on your journey into the wonderful world of Intellectual Property.  Deciding which Intellectual Prope...

No one needs to be convinced that protecting a new idea is important to keeping it secure. Where the confusion and deliberation begin, is usually when one starts asking, “How do I protect my idea?�...

What is Thrive IP®? Besides the fact that we are an Intellectual Property Law Firm, what makes us different? Our history sets us apart and our constant effort to persist under the philosophy that ins...

Have you created the Next Big Thing? Are you excited to start showing the world your great invention? If you are, take a couple minutes to absorb the responsibility that lies ahead. Before attempting ...

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...

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...

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...

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...