Technology & Intellectual Property Update

2015: The Boom of New Generic Top-Level Domains In 2015, domain name real estate exploded, with several hundred new top-level generic domain names (gTLDs) approved and introduced by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the agency that coordinates and maintains the worldwide web. New domain names were […]

Innovation is a key driver for growth across all segments of the economy, from start-up business to large multi-billion dollar companies. Striking the proper balance between fostering and protecting innovation versus stifling it with too much, or too little regulation, is a difficult task. In recent years, there has been […]

The “Internet of Things” (or “IOT”) is a phrase with growing familiarity and significance. More and more devices are network-enabled, which means devices can not only produce data but also receive and/or transmit data and signals to other devices. Most of people own smartphones with mobile Internet access, but additional […]

Trade names are a popular business tool, but they have nuances worth revisiting from time to time. A trade name is a name that a business uses to identify itself. A trade name is synonymous with a “doing business as” name, an assumed name, or a fictitious name. Trade names […]

When branding your business trademarks are king, but there are considerations beyond choosing a trademark distinct from that of your competitors. The “strength” of a trademark weighs heavily on the ability to obtain federal trademark protection and the validity of such a mark in an enforcement proceeding. The strength of […]