Author Archives: Jean Niehues

We love the chance to be able to share who we are with you. So for the next part in this ongoing series of Traker interviews, we want you to get to know our lovely CEO, Mary.  

An ever-growing IT problem across the modern business landscape of today is the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon. Not so much the idea of BYOD itself, but the refusal of many employers to believe in its significance and the contribution to the workplace that it is capable of. A recent study conducted by ITProPortal.comContinue reading “Dropbox Issues: Companies to Start Thinking More Seriously About Enforcing a Strict BYOD Policy”

Author’s Note: This post was written 12/21/13.

GoldieBlox, founded by Debbie Sterling (who is also the company’s CEO), makes it their mission to inspire young girls to become engineers. Currently the the engineering field is governed by men. In GoldieBlox’s effort to pursue their mission they may have infringed on Beastie Boy’s copyright. In one of GoldieBlox’s YouTube Videos, a group of adorableContinue reading “Did GoldieBlox Infringe on Beastie Boys Copyright?”

 

Protecting intellecutal property (IP) has been an issue since the dawn of modern industry. Debates rage over who it was that actually invented the radio, and many other products and technologies. Somewhere out there, Al Gore is probably still laying claim to this Internet thingy. Let’s take it one step further: Just a small bitContinue reading “Protecting Intellectual Property Today More Important than Ever”

When it comes to starting a small business, many may think of trademarks first and how those legal markers protect their business name in more ways than one. But copyrights are equally as important, even if they have some limitations on what they can protect. If you have never had experience with copyrights, then you should knowContinue reading “Dealing with Copyrights for Your Startup: Protection for Creatives”

Whether it be the golden arches of McDonald’s, the three stripes representing Adidas, or Apple’s apple with a bite, trademarks stare us in the face day in and day out. The best trademarked logos are those most easily remembered by their consumers. Hence, you can understand why the protection of these trademarks is such anContinue reading “Protect Your IP with Trademarks”