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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SYNERGIES FOR INCOME GENERATION
Innovative and disruptive companies treat IP as instrumental tools for continuous growth and market positioning. Using IP in creative...
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Brandia LLC
- Jun 1, 2020
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PATENT SOFTWARE OR COPYRIGHT SOFTWARE
Copyrights you protect the expression of the code and you can prevent others from copying, distributing (freely or for a profit), making der
Brandia LLC
- May 14, 2020
- 1 min
Your Key to Capital Ventures: Registered IP
Investors want certainty, control, maximize returns quickly and minimize risks. One of the hardest obstacles SMEs and startups face is fundi
Brandia LLC
- Apr 14, 2020
- 1 min
Intellectual Property as Collateral in Times of Crisis
Are you considering using your company’s IP as collateral or obtaining a security on someone else’s IP as an investor or creditor?...
Brandia LLC
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
Consequences of Not Protecting Your Brand and Trademarks
If someone is exploiting your brand without your consent make sure you enforce your rights quickly. Inaction is sanctioned by ‘laches”: a...
Brandia LLC
- Mar 3, 2020
- 1 min
Venture Capital & Investors Want Intellectual Property
Investors and venture capital firms pay close attention to IP due diligence. Preferential repayment schemes, political rights (voting) withi
Brandia LLC
- Feb 29, 2020
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On Cancellation of Marks & Designs
When a mark is cancelled, the ex-owner of the mark loses the benefits of registration in case they wish to bring an infringement lawsuit. Ye
Brandia LLC
- Feb 26, 2020
- 1 min
Enforcing Your IP Pays Off, One Way or Another
No doubt IP enforcement requires monitoring and it can be expensive, but it pays off. Last week a federal court in Florida awarded Apple...
Brandia LLC
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
Defamation and Trademark Infringement
Is your company or brand being impacted by defamatory statements? There are federal legal remedies available to trademark owners in the...
Brandia LLC
- Feb 14, 2020
- 1 min
On Non-Traditional Trade Marks
https://www.brandiallc.com/what-is-a-trademark Designs, slogans, word marks are traditional forms of trademarks and as such have a...
Brandia LLC
- Jan 23, 2020
- 1 min
“NAKED LICENSES” Cause Forfeiture of Intellectual Property Rights
Diligent IP owners register and license their intangible corporate assets to generate additional flows of income. Oftentimes, however, the
Brandia LLC
- Jan 20, 2020
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Is Your Trademark Strong or Weak?
Trademarks are words, names, slogans, designs, scents, shapes, sounds and colors companies use to identify their services and products and t
Brandia LLC
- Jan 18, 2020
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Fraudulent Chinese Trademarks, USPTO Backlog
The backlog generated at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) due to questionable foreign filings in 2019, especially coming
Brandia LLC
- Jan 15, 2020
- 1 min
Colors as Registered Trademarks?
With increasing awareness of the importance of intellectual property in the recent decade business of all sizes are paying more attention...
Brandia LLC
- Dec 23, 2019
- 1 min
Bentley Motor’s Trademark Issues
The (Volkswagen-owned) Bentley Motors Company launched a line of clothing several years ago with the brand BENTLEY and, in the process, atte
Brandia LLC
- Dec 11, 2019
- 1 min
Ferrari’s Licensing Agreements to Be Cut by 50%
As one of the most recognized luxury brands Ferrari will be redesigning its licensing strategy by reducing the amount of agreements with thi
Brandia LLC
- Dec 4, 2019
- 1 min
Does “Your” Trademark Already Belong to Someone Else?
The risk of conflict always exists but the risk must be managed with a well-run trademark search and clearance by your attorney. Using a mar
Brandia LLC
- Dec 3, 2019
- 1 min
Judge Stops Nike on Its Tracks
Yesterday a federal court judge in North Carolina stopped Nike Inc. from using the slogan SPORT CHANGES EVERYTHING in their recent ad campai
Brandia LLC
- Nov 27, 2019
- 1 min
Puzzling Cancellation of Rubik’s Cube Trademark
The European General Court has confirmed the cancellation of the tri-dimensional trademark granted to the Rubik’s Cube. The mark was first c
Brandia LLC
- Nov 16, 2019
- 1 min
Synergy Between Marketers and Trademark Attorneys
Marketers and trademark attorneys have more chances to see opportunity to succeed with these challenges on behalf of their clients and manag