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This is the second of three posts (read Part 1 here) on the Worst IP Mistakes made in 2014 by some companies we spoke with last year. I have written on this before but multiple questions about using open source code keep coming up with clients and in presentation question and answer. A couple of conceptsContinue reading “Worst IP Mistakes in 2014, Part 2”

This guest blog is by Deborah Sweeney, the CEO of MyCorporation.com. MyCorporation is a leader in online legal filing services for entrepreneurs and businesses, providing startup bundles that include corporation and LLC formation, registered agent, DBA, and trademark & copyright filing services. MyCorporation does all the work, making the business formation and maintenance quick andContinue reading “9 Differences Between DBA Names and Trademarks”

To say that entrepreneurs work hard on their business is an understatement. They pour untold hours into their work, whether it’s getting their venture off the ground or reaching for that next rung on the ladder of success. It would be fair to say that for most, it is their life’s passion. Given that levelContinue reading “A True Crowdfunder’s Nightmare: The Importance of Safe Crowdfunding”

Get organized for the new year! Use Traklight’s ID your IP® reports to gather your essential business information, and upload the reports (as well as other sensitive business documents) into the free Basic Vault. You can share with another user, and upload any file type. Read a list of what files are perfect to storeContinue reading “Have a Happy New Year, from Traklight”

If you’ve just opened a new business, this question perhaps hasn’t crossed your mind yet: Is IP part of your business’s foundation? In order to answer, you might wish to understand your intellectual property (IP) and how it factors into making any money. But before you do that, statistics tell us you probably aren’t payingContinue reading “How Could 64% of Businesses Neglect This One Valuable Asset?!”

Traditional Intellectual Property Lessons Learned Everything is simple in hindsight, am I right? Learn from other people’s experiences in this post. With an interview of ALICE app founders, Mary digs deeper in what this startup went through on the way to producing their product. 

  You asked and we answered During our years of working with entrepreneurs, the idea of a Traklight stamp or score has been raised numerous times. While the reports are informative with detailed information on next steps, we all like a quick, single measure that tells us how we’re doing. Since we relaunched the platformContinue reading “Introducing the TAG: Traklight Assessment Grade”

For the media, the week leading up to the Super Bowl is a barren wasteland of regurgitated human-interest stories. The 24-hour news cycle, desperate to fill airtime and column space, reports on every bit of tedium that flows forth from the mouths of the athletes and coaches. No average viewer could possibly suspect that the playersContinue reading “Marshawn Lynch Appreciates You Asking About His Trademark Application”

Ever since the Super Bowl halftime show, the costumed “Left Shark” has gyrated his way into the nation’s heart. Not since a fateful office party has such poor dancing propelled someone to such heights of fame. In the week plus since the big game, “Left Shark” has become an internet meme used for just aboutContinue reading “Katy Perry Copyright Case Jumps The Shark”

Women make up 82 percent of network marketers due to their many awesome abilities. Those amazing capabilities, however, also put women at risk of being ripped off. Let’s say a woman has created a jammin’ anti-aging skin cream with a proprietary blend of herbs. She tests in on herself for two years and then waitsContinue reading “Network Marketing Female Entrepreneurs: What is IP for a Solopreneur?”