You have an invention, a creative work, or some other kind of intellectual property and you want to partner with another company to do business — maybe to produce your proposed invention or product, maybe to provide a specific component,…

Did you ever wonder why a pamphlet someone hands you on the street bears a copyright notice? Or why the logo on your plumber’s truck has TM beneath it? What good do these notice symbols do? Do you have to…

Suppose you come up with a great name for your new business venture or soon-to-be released product. You are proud of your selection and cannot wait to share it with the world. In this moment of excitement, you make plans…

Securing Your Future Use of a Trademark Imagine that you come up with a great word, name, symbol, or some combination that you want to use as a trademark. Did you know that as soon as you have a concrete…

Did you know that, as a trademark owner, you have a “duty” to enforce your trademark? This means that if you want to maintain the strength of your trademark, and you find that somebody else is misusing your mark or…

Every company – regardless of its size, corporate structure or particular industry – encounters intellectual property issues during the course of its daily business activities. In this issue of Dunner Law Dicta, we highlight some of the most common intellectual…

Copyright law is a topic of confusion for many people, and this confusion leads to many misperceptions as to what is and what is not protected by copyright. In this issue of Dunner Law Dicta, we review the basics of…

Trademarks identify the source and quality of the trademark owner’s goods or services and represent the goodwill associated with the trademark owner’s business. Trademarks are most often thought of as words, names, symbols, or designs (or any combination thereof), but…

In the last issue of Dicta, we reviewed the remedies available when trademark infringement occurs. This issue addresses the potential civil remedies available, both in and out of court, when copyright infringement occurs The Basics Copyright protection extends to original…