Posts in Intellectual Property

Jan 17 Supreme Court Uses Cheerleading Case to Support Copyright Protections for Design Features on Useful Articles

There is a fine line between a regular object that is used for practical purposes and one that has its own artistic value with ...

Dec 18 What Types of Creative Works Qualify for Copyright Protection?

The first example of copyright law in the United States was the Copyright Clause of the U.S. Constitution. It stated that all ...

Sep 27 What Is a Software Development Agreement and Who Owns the Copyright to It?

A “software development agreement” is an agreement between a customer and a developer in which the customer contracts the ...

Jul 24 What Will I Be Entitled To If I Win My Copyright Infringement Case?

The potential threat of a copyright infringement lawsuit is justifiably the biggest concern for anyone engaging in infringing ...

Jul 11 Creators of Parodies Are Granted Immunity From a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit by Claiming Fair Use

A parody is defined as a humorous use of an existing song, play, or writing that changes some of the original content to create a ...

Jun 21 How Do I Establish Priority To My Trademark?

We have all had that million-dollar idea in our head. We then brush it aside until we see the plan executed by someone else. We ...