Many people approach me with their new business concept and want to prevent others from copying their model. While non-disclosure agreements and trade secret laws provide some degree of protection, at least early on, it is practically impossible to prevent competition. I came across an article in the Westword from last March that perfectly illustrates…
The other week I was exchanging emails with a client regarding trademark registration. The client obviously wanted to prevent another party from using their mark, or a mark that could be interpreted as being confusingly similar to their mark. In counseling the client, I advised that they already had common law trademark rights to their…
Last week I read a blurb about CloudOn’s new Microsoft Office app for iPad. I tested it over the weekend and really liked it. Unless you are making use of the Citrix app, or some other similar app, CloudOn’s product seems to be the most robust Microsoft Office app for iPad on the market. Previously,…
Tomorrow is a big day for the internet as the Internet Corporation for the Assignment of Names and Numbers (ICANN) opens the possibility of an unlimited variety of internet domain names. And, while the application window opens tomorrow, the consequences of this expansion of internet domain availability will not likely be known at least until…
Earlier this afternoon, I and many alumni of the University of Denver received an email from DU Chancellor Robert D. Coombe regarding a recent editorial in the Denver Post, here. The issue: the ongoing process to find a new name for Metro State College, located here in Denver. Metro State is motivated to change it’s…
