Intellectual Property
Minneapolis/St. Paul
What is an example of a company defending itself from disruptive technological change?
What is an example of a non-traditional trademark?
International Trademark Clearance: Why is it so hard to get a trademark worldwide?
First Look™ Trademark Strategy
The Good Brand
Should you register your trademark in block form or stylized?
What makes the strongest trademarks of all?
What is the difference between a product configuration trademark and a design patent?
What is an example of an impractical invention?
So your trademark filing needs a Statement of Use. What is it? What is adequate proof?
What is proper copyright and trademark notice?
Why is brand equity so important?
Branding for Success
What are the rules for building brand equity and transferable value?
Non Disclosure Agreements
Do you really own your domain name (In the battle of Domain vs. Trademark registration, who wins?)
Trademark Clearance
Are great patents accidental or deliberate?
Copyright Fair Use
Design Patents and Product Configuration
Design Patent Boot Camp
Mini Brand Bootcamp: How to Build a Valuable Brand Centric Company
Understanding the Mysteries of US Trademark Practice
Trademarks on Shapes: How to close the vulnerability gap
Mini Brand Bootcamp with Michael Lasky
Can shapes be trademarks?
What is the supplemental trademark register? (And why should I care?)
What is the experimental use exception for filing U.S. patents?
When it makes sense to renew older trademark registrations
How to do a quick "Stress Test" on your brand
How do you determine the strength of a brand?
Should you seek a consent to register if your trademark application is blocked?
Who owns the intellectual property under an NDA?
Why does it make sense to choose a name for a company that has nothing to do with the product?
Copyright Works for Hire
So you got a trademark registration. How to avoid losing it (Trademark surveillance)
What is a unified IP strategy?
How to avoid signing contracts with OUTRAGEOUS IP clauses (and how it can save your company)
How do small companies benefit from using a unified IP strategy?
Trademark: Infringement and Confusing Similiarity
Why are so many design patents ineffective?
What are the three key roles to a unified IP strategy?
Trademark disaster recovery cost: the Amazon.com little known close call
Unified IP Strategy
