Archive for the 'Intellectual Property' Category

August
4th 2008
Creating and Registering Successful Trademarks

Posted under Business Matters & Intellectual Property & Legal Issues & Trademarks

Trademark Most businesses benefit greatly from having a successful well established trademark. Think of it as having a good reputation. If you are a great person who is always friendly and pleasant to be around, your reputation begins acting as a trademark for your persona. The same can be said for your business. To establish a successful trademark you should consider the following characteristics:

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July
27th 2008
Keywords, Meta Tags and Trademarks

Posted under Client Relations & Copyright & Intellectual Property & Legal Issues & Trademarks & Web Design

legal1 Keywords, Meta Tags and Trademarks The article “Keywords, Meta Tags and Trademarks” is one we all as creative professionals should take to heart. Many creative professionals add meta tags in websites unbeknownst to them that they are possibly committing trademark infringement. Attorney Ivan Hoffman’s article poses to shed some light into trademark infringement in regards to web development.

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June
8th 2008
Inspiration vs. Infringement: When Designers Go Too Far

Posted under Copyright & Ethics & Freelance & Intellectual Property & Morals & Web Design

Photo by Elena777As a creative I often scour the Internet looking for inspiration for my own creative endeavors. It seems there are inspirational websites popping up everywhere you look.

There are websites to showcase beautiful CSS design, websites to assist with developing color pallets, and stock image websites to drool over gorgeous photography.

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