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Mashup's of fictional stories is something that has become more and more relevant in the digital age. You can search for stories that discuss the D.C. Comic superheroes versus the Marvel Comic superheroes.  In an episode from the Golden-Globe winning show Parks and Rec in which Patton Oswalt guest starred, his character...

When it comes to your company's identity, nothing is more vital to your company than your name and logo. By developing a catchy name and snazzy logo for your business, you can quickly get your company recognized, remembered, and respected. Once you have come up with a winning name and...

The Fuzzy Line Between Patents & Trade Secrets: Patents and trade secrets provide different but complementary scopes of protection for valuable business information. While patents protect new and non-obvious inventions that become disclosed to the public at some point during patent prosecution, trade secrets protect proprietary business information that is, well, kept secret. Wise...

What Are Trade Secrets? Trade secrets essentially cover any confidential business information that provides a company (or sole proprietor) with a competitive edge in the marketplace. This can include secret formulas, recipes, customer lists, supplier lists, consumer profiles, manufacturing methods, advertising strategies, as well as discoveries that may or may not...

With the shift to remote work likely here to stay for many, companies and their employees are regularly relying on remote conferencing tools such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WebEx and other platforms to conduct business. Companies should be aware of a recent decision from the Chancery Court in Delaware that...

The change of the calendar year often brings new opportunities, goals, and resolutions, both personally and professionally. For many business owners, a fresh new year means a fresh new “look and feel” for their business—including updated websites, logos, branding, or product packaging for 2018. In the legal world, we refer...

Marijuana plant legally grown in Portland, OR. © Alice Carrier. Kind of Legal, but Also Kind of Illegal: Even though several states—including Oregon and Washington—have legalized both recreational and medical marijuana, marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Specifically, the Controlled Substances Act lists marijuana as a Schedule I substance, among other substances that the...

TC Heartland Decision: Last year, the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC("TC Heartland") changed the patent litigation landscape by putting an end to forum shopping in patent infringement suits. Plaintiffs can no longer pick and choose whichever district may land them the most favorable...

Shhh... It's a Secret: Most inventors know that when they come up with what might be a patentable invention, they should keep their invention under wraps to avoid getting their ideas stolen. But there are also lesser known and potentially more important reasons for confidentiality before filing a patent application with the United...

Think Before you Tweet: If you're at all active on social media, you're likely to come across dozens of memes each day. According to Merriam-Webster, a meme is "an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through...