Building a strong brand is crucial for the success of any business. In the early stages of a startup, founders can start the brand-building process by protecting their intellectual property, ...

U.S. trademark rights stop at the border. If your business operates internationally or plans to expand abroad, you need to understand how to protect your trademark rights beyond the United States.

“The tension between patents and trade dress protection is most evident when the alleged trade dress (or aspects thereof) has been disclosed in a utility patent.” Patents and trademarks protect ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International Inc. will make it more difficult for U.S.-based brand owners to shut down counterfeits and trademark infringement ...

What do trademarks and brand protection mean? Trademarks and brand protection refer to legal measures taken to safeguard a company’s distinctive symbols, logos and brand identity from unauthorized use ...

Xuelan Yue of Liu Shen & Associates draws on several ‘model cases’ put forward by the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People’s Court of China to highlight trends in trade secret ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Tuesday that companies with “.com” in their names are eligible for federal trademark protection based on consumer perception, even if a company’s moniker ...

When developing breakthrough technology, startups face a critical decision: pursue patent protection or maintain trade secrets. The choice depends on your technology's detectability and vulnerability ...