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Christmas: An Intellectual Property Nightmare

Holiday joy can quickly become a season of headache and contention for brands and companies when it comes to intellectual property. Many of the iconic symbols, songs, and caricatures that dominate the season are so widely used and recognizable that they are extremely difficult to claim ownership of definitively. Think of the numerous versions of […]

Copyrights & Trademarks 101: What is Protected and Where?

The terms “copyright” and “trademark” are thrown around a lot when people talk about intellectual property protections, but many people either get them confused or don’t have a full understanding of what their protections entail. Both are distinct forms of intellectual property protection, and protect very specific, and different, things. In this copyrights & trademarks […]