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Intellectual Property Awareness: Critical Element of Business Planning

By: Justin L. Sage on March 26, 2025

I attended law school to become a patent attorney.  I didn’t know at the time what that really meant, or even that patents are but one type of intellectual property (IP).  I did know that an engineering career was not for me, but patent law could be a way to leverage my engineering background into an…

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A Brief Primer on Protecting IP Capital, with Dan Tychonievich and Justin Sage (Podcast)

By: Justin L. Sage and Daniel Tychonievich on December 12, 2024

Coca-Cola, Kleenex, a ballpoint pen, a Marvin Gaye song: For consumers, they’re products to use and enjoy. For commercial enterprises, they’re intellectual capital that must be protected to ensure growth.

Host George Lepeniotis invites colleagues Dan Tychonievich and Justin Sage, members of Krieg…

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To Patent or Not To Patent?

By: Justin L. Sage on December 5, 2024

Anytime a potentially commercializable innovation surfaces, the question of whether and how to protect that innovation should be raised, and the factors to consider in answering that question are the same whether you are an individual inventor or a savvy business with extensive R&D operations.  The…

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Corporate Veil Torn Apart? U.S. Supreme Court to Review Trademark Infringement Damages Case

By: Robert A. Greising and Daniel Tychonievich on August 1, 2024

A federal district court awarded $43 Million dollars in damages for trademark infringement in an infringement and contract dispute suit. The district court determined that profits of an affiliate could be disgorged as damages under the Lanham Act (the federal statute covering trademarks). The…

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President Biden Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

By: Alexandra Wilson Pantos and Shelley M. Jackson on November 2, 2023

On October 30, President Biden issued his Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, along with a companion Fact Sheet issued by the White House. The Executive Order establishes the federal government’s priorities with respect to Artificial…

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Rebranding Your School: Benefits, Burdens and Pathways

By: Robert A. Greising and Daniel Tychonievich on August 25, 2022

Headlines blare the reminder that educational institutions must regularly don their business robes as well as their academic robes.  They should not ignore the typical business tactics for preserving the goodwill and valuable assets of the institution.  A school’s brand will likely be one of its…

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Website Compliance with the ADA: Is Your Company Compliant With the Latest DOJ Guidance?

By: Brett J. Ashton and Libby Yin Goodknight on June 8, 2022

While commercial businesses are typically aware of their responsibilities under the Americans with Disability Act (the “ADA” or the “Act”) relative to the maintenance of their physical office spaces and general corporate policies, some businesses have been the recipients of demand letters alleging…

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Three Minute Update - Day in the Life of a Business: Consulting Agreements and Intellectual Property Considerations

By: Daniel Tychonievich and Virginia A. Talley on March 2, 2022

Consulting relationships have become increasingly prevalent in today’s growing tech and entrepreneurial economy. Whether for one’s main gig or side gig, the utilization of consulting arrangements has been further accelerated by exponential growth in accessible technology platforms, widespread…

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Overview of New Federal COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Employers (Podcast)

By: Shelley M. Jackson and George C. Lepeniotis on November 17, 2021

Employment Practice attorney Shelley M. Jackson discusses the new vaccination requirements for employers with over 100 employees.

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Biden Administration Issues Executive Order on Promoting Competition (Podcast)

By: Scott S. Morrisson, Elizabeth M. Roberson, and George C. Lepeniotis on July 21, 2021

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Trademarks for Business Owners: 4 (More) Things Every Trademark Owner Should Know

By: Robert J. Goode on July 12, 2020

Your Trademark and the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO")


1.  Do I have to register my trademark with the USPTO to protect my trademark?

No, registration is not necessary for protection, but it does provide additional protection over an unregistered mark.1 Anyone who uses a…

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Trademarks for Business Owners: 5 Things Every Trademark Owner Should Know

By: Robert J. Goode on June 22, 2020


Choosing and Protecting a Trademark
 

1. What is a trademark?

A trademark can be “any word, name, symbol, or device” (alone or in combination) used to identify and differentiate goods or services from competitors and to indicate the source of the goods or services, even if the source is…

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