Trade Secret Basics – Protect Your Company’s Confidential Information
A “trade secret” is generally defined as a piece of confidential information belonging to a company that provides the business with a competitive advantage in the ma Read more....
Does my startup need Patent or Trade Secret protection on its IP?
One of my favorite responses to any question is: “I guess I’ll have to answer your question with another question.” It’s probably the reason people generally avoid me Read more....
Client Profile: Reliable Products and PureFarm Organics
On August 12, 2016, Madhu and I had the pleasure of meeting with Ashish Lakhani, the President and Founder of Reliable Products and PureFarms Organics, along with his father, V Read more....
Starting A Food Business: From Soup to Nuts
You’re a good cook. You’ve worked in restaurants your whole life, starting as a dishwasher when you were 16 and you’ve worked your way up. You’ve been a sous chef for a Read more....
Can you Keep a (Trade) Secret? The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016
Before May 11, 2016, only three out of four forms of intellectual property – patents, trademarks and copyrights – were protectable and enforceable at the federal level. The Read more....
The Falsity of the Frivolity of Fashion Law
“Fashion Law”. It sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? After all, fashion, which typically evokes images of supermodels and Anna Wintour, is more “The Devil Wears Prada Read more....
Doissant, Cronut, and Doughssant – Your Guide to the Trademark Likelihood of Confusion Standard
By Megan Wargacki: Doissant. Cronut. Doughssant. These are variations on a croissant-donut hybrid. The Cronut is sold in New York, the Doughssant is sold in Ohio, and the Doiss Read more....
Protecting Your Business Against Trade Secret Theft
By Megan Wargacki: Economic espionage, cybercrime and trade secret theft against U.S. businesses has doubled in the last seven years from 1988-199, doubled again in the nine ye Read more....