Intellectual Property

Your new business produces images and one-of-a-kind articles that define just what your business is. You may worry about finding out that someone has deliberately or accidentally stolen your intellectual property. “Intellectual property” may be anything intangible,...

Maintaining a competitive edge often means finding a different way of doing things than others in your industry. What sets your business apart from competition might be a trade secret. If you have a recipe, a carefully curated customer list or other information that...

Your company’s digital assets are crucial -- especially your website. However, most people don’t really understand that a website is actually a collection of parts, and you may not (and probably don’t) own all of them. Knowing what really is yours to claim can help...

If you own intellectual property (IP) rights, then you likely do your best to protect them. Infringers often know all the tricks of the trade to get around your protection efforts and infringe upon your IP rights. It's critical that you know what steps you can take to...

You may have heard the term “brand abuse” and wondered exactly what it is. More importantly, how do you protect your business and your good name from this type of intellectual property (IP) infringement? Brand abuse is when a person or entity attempts to exploit...

There are a lot of aspects of your hard work that differentiate your business from the rest. It might be your dedication to exceptional customer service, the thoughtful and thorough training your employees go through, or your ability to negotiate favorable contracts....

Starting a tech company can be a very lucrative and major business decision. And much like any tech company, much of their success comes from their intellectual property. Thus, tech companies in Massachusetts and elsewhere need to take steps to protect their...

An intellectual property dispute between two Boston-area beer companies has come to a head.Two men, partners in a brewery, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit, contending their former partner wasn't authorized to take proprietary assets with him when he left the...

You want to start a business, and the person you're working with is a friend. You don't feel like you need a legal agreement. In fact, if you ask for one, you think they'll be offended. Don't you trust them?These feelings are common, but they can lead to a lot of...