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Expert perspectives on intellectual property strategy, patent law, trademark protection, and IP portfolio management from the PerspireIP team.
Registering your copyright online with the US Copyright Office is faster, less expensive, and more convenient than paper filing. The Copyright Office’s Electronic Copyright Office system,...
Read MoreThe employment relationship is one of the most common contexts for trade secret disputes. Employees have legitimate access to confidential business information as part of their...
Read MoreTrade secret misappropriation is a serious legal violation that can cause devastating harm to businesses and individuals. The theft or unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets can...
Read MoreThe copyright notice, that familiar symbol and year printed in the corner of books, websites, and creative works, has a history that is more legally significant...
Read MoreAlmost every licensing mistake in music traces back to one fact: a recorded song is two separate copyrights, not one. Keeping composition vs sound recording straight...
Read MorePhotographs and visual art occupy a unique and often misunderstood place in copyright law. Many people mistakenly believe that photographs found online are free to use...
Read MoreCreative Commons licenses have transformed how creative works are shared, remixed, and built upon across the internet. Since the first Creative Commons licenses were released in...
Read MoreOne of the most consequential decisions in any copyright transaction is whether to assign the copyright or grant a license. A copyright assignment transfers ownership of...
Read MoreMoral rights in copyright law protect the personal and reputational interests of creators in their works, distinct from the economic rights that allow owners to profit...
Read MoreArtificial intelligence has fundamentally challenged one of copyright law’s most basic assumptions: that creative works are authored by human beings. As AI systems generate images, music,...
Read MoreDigital rights management, commonly known as DRM, refers to the technological tools used by copyright owners to control how their digital content is accessed, copied, and...
Read MoreWhen someone infringes your copyright, understanding the full range of available remedies can make the difference between a meaningful recovery and an inadequate one. Copyright law...
Read MoreMany businesses unknowingly sit on a goldmine of trade secrets without realizing it. Customer data, manufacturing processes, pricing algorithms, proprietary formulas, and business strategies are just...
Read MoreTrade secrets are among the most valuable intellectual property assets a business can possess, yet they are protected through a fundamentally different mechanism than patents, trademarks,...
Read MoreLicence exposure is rarely the only gap. If the code in question ships as a hosted product rather than a download, the copyleft analysis sits inside...
Read MoreSoftware code is eligible for copyright protection, and registering that copyright can be one of the most valuable steps a technology company or developer takes to...
Read MoreCopyright protection does not last forever, and understanding copyright duration is essential for creators, publishers, businesses, and anyone who wants to use works that may have...
Read MoreOne of the most frequently misunderstood areas of copyright law involves who actually owns the rights to creative work. The work for hire doctrine determines copyright...
Read MoreThe Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, transformed how copyright infringement is handled online. Enacted in 1998, the DMCA created a notice-and-takedown system that allows copyright...
Read MoreBefore working through the four factors, be clear about what the fair use doctrine is: a statutory defence in 17 U.S.C. § 107, decided case by...
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