The Misunderstood Trade Secret – Can She Help Your Business Out?
Over the years, we have had thousands of consultations with prospective clients. I cannot think of a single time when I was asked about protecting the prospective client’s trade secrets. Trademarks, all the time. Patents, almost daily. Copyrights, regularly. Trade secrets. What?
It’s not like transactional intellectual property attorneys (lawyers that protect your intellectual property or […]
Who Owns the Copyrights: An important read for any business that uses independant software or website developers
“I paid for it, so I own it, Right?” – How to avoid costly pitfalls in the world of IP.
The scene is almost identical every time: a website developer is holding a website he designed for our prospective client hostage because of a dispute. “I paid for him to design the site, so I own […]
Chick-Fil-A – the tale of a trademark bully
The Internet has been a boon for trademark litigators. Using Google, the United States Patent and Trademark Office website and using various other third-party sites, company owners, executives and legal counsel can easily search and find other companies using marks similar to those they call their own. And once they find those dirty rotten trademark […]
This Ain’t Judge Judy
Attorneys, in general, are a pretty competitive bunch. Most of us can be qualified as type A personalities (or at minimum, A-). A lot of successful business people fall into this category as well.
While this drive to win (or achieve something that is perceived as winning), most likely is responsible for getting the attorney or […]
Denver Patent Attorney Reminisces About How He Almost Died in a Freak San Diego Snow Storm Many Years Ago
Yeah, yeah, I know what you are going to say: there are no snow storms in San Diego. Well, may be not now but this occurred before global warming. And I will admit my recollection might be a bit fuzzy.
The following is actually a post I wrote 6 long years ago back when the clocks […]
PART 1: Why Choose Leyendecker & Lemire as You’re Denver-area Patent Attorneys?
Most of our Blog posts to date have not been self serving but the foregoing is a question we hear regularly and I can’t think of a better forum to address this question. Truth be told, picking a good patent lawyer and intellectual property law firm can be a very difficult task and is not […]
Denver Patent Lawyer Discusses Preserving Foreign Patent Rights: Is a PCT Application for You? (PART II)
How many small businesses and individual inventors are ready to commercialize their inventions immediately after their patent application is filed? The answer is, not many. Quite often, such folks need to obtain more capital, develop a viable business plan, etc. They may have achieved the status of “Patent Pending”, but still do not know whether […]
Colorado Copyright Attorney Tips: #1 Secure Your Wireless Router!
Over the past year or two , Leyendecker & Lemire has seen a huge rise in potential clients coming to us regarding lawsuits regarding illegal downloading of movies. In the past two years there have been several prominent lawsuits filed against thousands of alleged infringers. In fact, a company called the US Copyright […]
Colorado Intellectual Property Attorney writes about protecting your business online: recent changes to top-level domains part 1
Policing how your trademark or business name appears on the Internet is important to insure it is being displayed in the manner you want. Even if your business’s online presence is minimal, recent changes in how generic top-level domain (“gTLD”) names are assigned could have significant impact on your company. These changes will affect how […]
