Trade dress is trademark protection for a product’s overall look and feel (including packaging and design) when consumers recognize it as coming from one source....
The DMCA is a U.S. copyright law enacted in 1998 that sets rules for online copyright enforcement, including notice-and-takedown and platform safe harbor protections. It...
A cease and desist for IP infringement is a written notice demanding a party stop unauthorized use of intellectual property or face legal action. It...
Fair use is a U.S. copyright exception evaluated under 4 factors to decide if using protected material without permission is lawful. Courts weigh purpose, nature,...
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized use of a copyrighted work that violates at least 1 of the owner’s exclusive rights. It can include copying, distributing,...
Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a trademark that is identical or confusingly similar to a registered mark, creating a likelihood of consumer confusion....
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, design, or combination that identifies and distinguishes one business’s goods or services from others. It helps consumers recognize...
A service mark is an IP identifier that distinguishes the services of one business from another, functioning like a trademark but for services rather than...
A trade secret is confidential business information that provides a competitive advantage and is protected as long as it remains secret. Unlike patents, it requires...
Copyright is legal protection that automatically attaches the moment an original work is fixed in a tangible form. It gives the creator exclusive rights to...
A patent is a government-granted property right that lets an inventor exclude others from making, using, selling, or importing an invention for up to 20...
