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How Much Does it Cost to Register a United States Trademark

By Nicholas Wells The cost to register a federal trademark in the United States normally … Read More

What Are Moral Rights in a Copyrighted Work?

By Nicholas Wells In the world of intellectual property—specifically copyright—moral rights are a special set of rights that are owned by the … Read More

How and Why to Register Copyright in Your Work

By Nicholas Wells Copyright is a legal right that gives the creator of a work an exclusive right … Read More

Replacing ICANN: A Radical Proposal

Nicholas Wells May 9, 2014

Replacing ICANN: A Radical Proposal

It’s finally happening.  The generic top level domains (gTLDs) are here.  You can reserve your domain name under .company, or .shopping, or .london, or .food, or .university, or dozens of others, each managed by a private entity that has jumped through the necessary hoops and paid the ($100K+) fees. If you’ve been following this saga […]

Filed Under: Domain Names, Trademarks Tagged With: dns, icann, inta

Are You Following “Best Practices” in Intellectual Property Translations?

Nicholas Wells April 29, 2014

Are You Following “Best Practices” in Intellectual Property Translations?

This is a guest post by Lyle Ball, COO of leading translation firm MultiLing. Filing patents can be costly, especially when filing domestically and internationally in numerous countries. In fact, translation costs can eat up a significant portion of a client’s IP budget, with some of the largest patent filers in the world budgeting upwards of […]

Filed Under: Patents

Kane on Trademarks–Book Review

Nicholas Wells April 19, 2014

Kane on Trademarks–Book Review

UPDATE:  PLI has provided a 20% discount for Kane on Trademark Law for readers of my blog.  Just use this link: www.pli.edu/WellsTrademark I work in several areas of law—copyright, social media, technology agreements, advertising and promotions—but at the moment, I spend the largest part of my day working on trademark matters.  If you’re familiar with […]

Filed Under: Trademarks Tagged With: book review, PLI, trademarks

Nicholas Wells February 28, 2014

Michael Jordan Doesn’t Need Your Help, Thanks

If you use the name of a famous person in your advertisement, do you need that person’s permission?  What if it’s a news story instead of an advertisement?  What if it’s a “congratulatory” message that seems to fall between these two?  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has just issued a ruling […]

Filed Under: Right of Publicity

Nicholas Wells September 27, 2013

Social Media and the Law: Book Review

UPDATE:  PLI will give a 20% discount to anyone buying Social Media and the Law through this link. Thanks for reading! Social Media started as a technology niche but has now become a part of everyone’s lives.  Understanding its impact on business development, customer relationships, and product placement—among other issues—is critical for any business that […]

Filed Under: Internet Law

Brand Protection in China: Don’t Wait!

Nicholas Wells September 5, 2013

Brand Protection in China: Don’t Wait!

The third best-selling sedan in California right now is not Lexus or BMW or Mercedes. It’s an electric car called Tesla.  But Tesla was not in the news last month because of its record sales.  It was in the news because its expansion plans in China were held back by trademark problems. A man in […]

Filed Under: Trademarks

Nicholas Wells April 6, 2013

Legal Discipline and LegalZoom

A few months ago, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office dealt with a disciplinary case where a person ran an “inventor’s network” and handled more than 150 patent applications, even though he was not a registered patent attorney. Although the bar to becoming a registered patent attorney is high, the USPTO has very rarely gone […]

Filed Under: Trademarks

Nicholas Wells February 12, 2013

When Superman Sues You

Can Super Heroes Be Trademarked? A recent piece at the Guardian discusses the efforts of comics creator Ray Felix to resolve a dispute with Marvel Comics and DC Comics about his comic title A World Without Superheroes.  The issue may shock you:  SUPER HEROES is a registered trademark in the US for comics, so Felix’ […]

Filed Under: Trademarks

Three Reasons Why You Should Be Careful Using Crowdfunding

Nicholas Wells February 9, 2013

Three Reasons Why You Should Be Careful Using Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding can be great.  Kickstarter, Indiegogo and dozens of others can get donors signed on to your projects and help you create the Next Big Thing.  But before you rush to post your idea and start collecting quarters, consider the risks as well.  Seth Quest forgot about that part.  He just declared bankruptcy because a […]

Filed Under: Trademarks Tagged With: crowdfunding, IP, patents, trademarks

Eight Reasons Not to Use the Madrid Protocol for Trademark Protection in the United States

Nicholas Wells February 6, 2013

Eight Reasons Not to Use the Madrid Protocol for Trademark Protection in the United States

Note:  I first published this article as the cover story in the Dec/Jan 2013 issue of ITMA Review, a print-only publication from the UK’s Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys.  It was co-authored with Allister McManus of ipconsult.   The Madrid Protocol is a tremendous tool for helping your clients secure trademark protection in other […]

Filed Under: Trademarks

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