Want to protect your intellectual property or make use of someone else's IP for artistic purposes? If you're planning on doing so in California or another U.S. state, Congress could end up making things harder than you anticipate. Here's a quick look at the term (or...
Month: February 2018
Things You Need To Know About California Trade Secret Law
One of the greatest threats to a company's prosperity stems from the trade secrets that separate it from industry competitors. Whether that involves grandma's pie recipe, a key software innovation or the formula to Coca Cola, trade secrets provide businesses an edge...
Nondisclosure Agreements In Light Of The Weinstein Scandal
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal-as well as other recent sexual harassment accusations against a wide range of public figures-non-disclosure agreements have come under scrutiny. While NDAs can be used for good-protecting company secrets, for instance-they...
Are Ideas Getting More Expensive?
In terms of U.S. productivity growth, optimists and pessimists may disagree on a whether renewed resources and innovation are just around the corner. But the one thing they should agree on is that new ideas are getting more expensive.Consider that during the 1950s and...
3 Questions To Ask When Licensing Your Intellectual Property
Companies interested in leveraging market trends rely on intellectual property licenses to protect their rights and interests. These IP licenses constitute the very backbone of entrepreneurial and corporate profitability. Unfortunately, far too many IP firms base...