The Biggest Trademark Fail of All Time? By: M. Zane Johnson, Esq In 2014, an Indiana based company spent an estimated $50,000 trying to register 152 trademarks. But in just a few years, every single one of those applications had been denied. How did this happen? And was this the greatest trademark fail of all […]
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Working with an Attorney on a Shoestring Budget By: M. Zane Johnson, Esq. The other day I was reading about a Rocket Lawyer survey that found that less than a third of small business owners worked with a lawyer in the past year. As the founder of a small business law firm, these numbers are
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Legal Tips forContent Creators For many small business owners, solopreneurs, and freelance creatives, content is key. Creating content. Sourcing content. Distributing content. We find ourselves spending a good chunk of our time focused on these activities because, at the end of the day, it drives awareness and brings us business. What we don’t often think
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Legal Strategies for Building Generational As a business owners, our goal is not just to find personal success, but to build a lasting legacy for the generations that follow us. However, even entrepreneurs who build successful businesses often struggle with passing it on to the next generation because they don’t have the proper legal structures
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How do I Protect my Intellectual Property as an Independent Contractor? Unless you own real estate, your intellectual property (IP) is probably your business’s most valuable asset. This is especially true for freelance entrepreneurs who work for others as independent contractors. Your intellectual property sets you apart from your competitors. Furthermore, your intellectual property can
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I often get questions from people about protecting intellectual property (IP). I am not an IP attorney. However, I do know the difference between the four types of IP protection. So, I decided to pen a post explaining the basics of intellectual property. First, let me start by defining intellectual property. A piece of intellectual
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