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