Recently, there have been a number of cases involving sound effects companies that are offering “free” sound effects as an enticement for people to sign up for their free accounts. Often times this is in…

Many business owners have a lot of thoughts about their business. These thoughts can occur anywhere and they feel that since they thought of it first that they should be protected under the Copyright laws….

Patent violations do occasionally happen accidentally. With research tools and the high level of technology available, patent violations shouldn’t happen accidentally very often, but they do. Nor is it unheard of to be accused of…

Patent infringement and trademark violations are two different arenas. It involves the use, marketing, sale, or profit from and invention that is patented under someone else’s name or company. A trademark violator is someone who…

Filing a patent infringement lawsuit requires consideration to numerous values prior to making a decision. Suing needs to be something you believe is the right step, otherwise it is bound to become a headache the…

Texas has found its place on the map as a hot spot for legal action, particularly for patent infringement lawsuits. Texas lawyers are very busy, and with good reason. Texas lawyers are moving the patent…

Patent infringement is considered the theft of an invention, idea, or enhancement that has been filed with the U.S. Patent Office, with a given time frame of acceptable overlap of one year. The U.S. Patent…

Copyright infringement and patent infringement are not quite the same thing, although they are based on the same principle, don’t steal what isn’t yours. Copyright infringement refers to not stealing someone else artistic or intellectual…

It typically requires a patent attorney to define all the nuances between trade secrets, patents, and trademarks, however a few basics don’t require a patent attorney for a generic understanding. Patent infringement is considered an…

Patent infringement in America today is increasing tenfold over occurrences even just ten years ago. Technological advancement has led to a significant increase in patent infringement. In some cases, it has resulted in two companies…

Obtaining a patent isn’t necessarily that difficult, however understanding patent laws can be very difficult. Many people hire a patent lawyer to make sure they understand patent laws and how to avoid patent infringement. Some…

Proving that patent infringement has occurred is not quite as cut and dry as it should seem. Lawyers are of course well versed in patent infringement law, but the average individual will have a very…

The first key in understanding copyright law is defining what it is these laws protect. Creative work is defined as being a production based on the thoughts, expressions, or imagination of an individual which developed…

Understanding patent infringement also means understanding intellectual property. Obviously, the material inside my head, my thoughts, my feelings, and the brain activity that makes me who I am is mine. However that is not all…

In the United States, patent laws vary from state to state or even from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Thus, California patent laws are unique to California. California patent laws are still both clearly defined and as…

Patent infringement has become more and more prevalent in the United States. Dietary supplements is becoming one of the fastest growing patent infringements in the world. What exactly does all this mean? Patent infringement lawyers…