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3 Steps to Protect Your Brand in the New Year

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video 3 Steps to Protect Your Brand in the New Year. Protecting your brand has tremendous benefits for your business, and there are three things in particular to focus on at the beginning of the year and ensure that you are protected. Do an audit of your business and it’s branding.

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Trademarks vs. Copyrights for Startups

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

However, filing for trademark registration, copyright registration, or both may be a good idea for your startup depending on your individual situation. Trademarks and copyrights offer different protections. Why Should You Obtain a Trademark Registration or a Copyright Registration?

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

So even a phrase as original as “M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands‚” does not have copyright protection. Although copyright registration is not required, there are several benefits to doing so. To see more on the benefits of copyright registration, see Stop, Thief! Your Copy-Rights. Trademarks.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

So even a phrase as original as “M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands‚” does not have copyright protection. Although copyright registration is not required, there are several benefits to doing so. To see more on the benefits of copyright registration, see Stop, Thief! Trademark Registration.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

The plaintiff was granted, through an agreement, an exclusive non-transferable, non-assignable license for selling, supplying, and distributing the defendant’s brands in domestic and international markets. However, later the defendant served a termination notice against which the plaintiff filed this suit. In Dhiraj Dewani v.

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