Protect your Trade-Mark from Brand Genericide

Originally published by Clark Wilson, LLP. Reprinted with permission.
When Hillary Clinton recently accused presidential rival Barack Obama of political plagiarism by describing him as the candidate of “change you can Xerox”, trade-mark lawyers at Xerox Corporation likely winced. For years, Xerox has fought against the genericide of the XEROX brand and trade-mark. A genericized trade-mark is [...]

Trademarks? An Insiders View

Originally published by Clark Wilson, LLP. Reprinted with permission.
What is a Trade-mark?
A trade-mark is used by a business or other entity to distinguish its products or services from those of others. A trade-mark is typically a word, phrase, slogan, logo, or design but can also be the distinctive shape of a container, product packaging [...]

Fair Use – How to Post without Violating Copyright Law

For the purposes of this Blog posting, I am referencing US Law. I am not a lawyer, and Canadian laws should be assumed as being simular or harsher.
Question: What do I need to do so that I can Post something not written by me, so I don’t get into trouble?
The long answer can be [...]

Violating Copyright Law – Realtor Style.

It’s hard not to take it personally, when a realtor client ingores advice and invites disaster. I am not one of those web developers that simply hands a client their project, and then disappears. I work with my clients, and take a measure of pride when they do things right, and their business grows.
Today’s [...]