CoffyLaw | USA | 10 Oct 2016
I often get asked if I can use someone else’s copyrighted material. The answer is no. You should obtain permission from the owner unless the use can…
CoffyLaw | USA | 21 Sep 2016
Defamation is the action of damaging the good reputation of someone - slander or libel. Because ROP refers to the right of publicity, then if you…
CoffyLaw | USA | 6 Sep 2016
The term of copyright protection depends upon the date of creation. If the copyright was created on or after January 1, 1978, protection is…
CoffyLaw | USA | 30 Aug 2016
Once you obtain your patent, you may license the patent or assign the patent. The patent grants you the right to exclude others from making or…
CoffyLaw | USA | 2 Aug 2016
There are three types of patents in the United States, namely, utility patent, plant patent, and design patent. As the name implies, a utility patent…
CoffyLaw | USA | 27 Jul 2016
A design protects the ornamental feature, or the aesthetic value, of an article or product. The design patent dates back to quite a long time…
CoffyLaw | USA | 18 Jul 2016
As the name indicates, a plant patent is granted for the inventions or discovery of an asexually reproduced, distinct, and new variety of plant other…
CoffyLaw | USA | 13 Jul 2016
The symbol circle C is the copyright notice. It should list the year that the work was produced or the work was first created, followed by the name…
CoffyLaw | USA | 5 Jul 2016
On June 20, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee. The case was first brought in the Patent Trial and Appeal…
CoffyLaw | USA | 21 Jun 2016
Public domain is the huge ether out there. Public domain comprises all the works that are either no longer protected by copyright or they never were…