Patents Can be Your Secret Weapon to Protect Your Big Data Operation

Patents Can be Your Secret Weapon to Protect Your Big Data Operation The need for, and use of, data has permeated almost every industry, especially as it feeds artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). For many companies, data is the essential ingredient...

Counterfeit Designer Products: If Santa Was Traveling by Tanker, Our Stockings Might be Empty

In early November, US Border Protection and Homeland Security officers seized 13,000 counterfeit designer products from California ports. If the goods were genuine, they would have fetched a retail price of $30M. Where did the tankers originate from? You guessed it,...

Digital Counterfeiting: COVID Has Made An Already Billion-Dollar Problem Far Worse

Before COVID, counterfeiting was already an existing and growing problem. Imitation and cheap products have been a challenge for trusted brands for at least 20 years. With the reliance upon the internet for obtaining everyday essentials during the global lockdown,...

Counterfeiting Is IP Theft That Is Steadily Growing

Counterfeiting is intellectual property theft that continues to proliferate our lives. An alarming flow of counterfeit merchandise is flooding the US marketplace, with sales reaching over $1.82 trillion in 2020. The sale and scale of counterfeits are growing at a...

Can NFT’s Strengthen Your Intellectual Property?

Non-fungible tokens (NFT) have been around since 2014 but have recently enjoyed increased popularity. Just four months ago, Christie’s auction house sold its first pure digital work for $69 million, setting the record for the highest-paid NFT. What is an NFT? It is...

Is It Easier To Ask Forgiveness Or Permission? Celebrity Image

What Does the Lanham Act Say Regarding Trademark Infringement? There are high stakes in the world of brand protection when you use a celebrity’s persona in advertising without their approval. A celebrity’s fame and respect gained through years of work in the public...