by Legal Favor | Jun 22, 2022 | Intellectual Property Law
Both trademarks and service marks will only be registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) if they are considered “distinctive.” This is a legal standard determined by statute and case law and essentially means that the mark can...
by Legal Favor | Jun 22, 2022 | Legal News
If you have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and you were exposed to Paraquat, you may be entitled to file a Paraquat lawsuit and get compensated. There have been multiple important updates regarding the Paraquat lawsuit, or Paraquat class action / mass...
by Legal Favor | Jun 22, 2022 | Intellectual Property Law
An unregistered trademark — also known as common law trademark — is a logo, graphic, image, or word that has not been approved by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), either because an application was never made or because it was not accepted....
by Legal Favor | Jun 20, 2022 | Intellectual Property Law, Small Business & Startups
Under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA), a trade secret is defined as information that derives independent economic value because it is not generally known to the public, and it is the subject of efforts to maintain secrecy. It is important to note that, unlike...
by Legal Favor | Jun 18, 2022 | Intellectual Property Law, Small Business & Startups
When filing for a copyright, it is always important to remember that the protection only lasts for a limited period of time. At expiration, the piece of work is said to have entered the ‘public domain’. This essentially means that anyone will be able to copy,...