Jump on Your Intellectual Property Rights

If you are a startup business looking for financing, you should already have (1) acquired your IP rights (patents, trademarks, and copyrights) and (2) cleared your business of any IP infringement. Investors and competitors respect the value of patent and trademarks and applications for them. Investors should not invest in a startup, unless they are assured that its product or service is not infringing another's IP rights.

Business Legal Form - Where To Get The Forms You'll Need

A business legal form is important for any person who runs or operates a business.

Intellectual Property is Your Greatest Asset - Four Ways to Create Value

Intellectual property is your greatest asset. Learn the four key ways that IP creates value and improves the bottom line.

When Does Copyright Expire On My Music?

The expiration date on your copyrighted music isn't something you have to worry about, at least not in your lifetime. The music that you've written is copyrighted the moment you've put it onto paper or recorded it. The reason you don't have to worry about expiration is because the music is protected until 70 years after the death of the author. In the case of your music, that author would be you.

Everything You Need to Know About Trademarks and Fair Use

Everything You Need to Know About Trademarks and Fair Use

Fighting Identity Theft

Chances are good that you know someone who has been victimized by the fastest growing crime - identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that there were 10 million cases of identity...

Identity Theft Hurts Pets, Consumers and Businesses

Identity theft and Brand Name Loss, whose identity are we protecting? FTC VS Petco, nobody wins. America, her pets, consumers and corporations take the fall, the criminals nowhere to be found.

Identity Theft - How to Protect Yourself

New ways of stealing your identity pop up frequently. “Phishing” became prominent in 2003 and 2004: well-designed emails and websites convince victims to provide information. Emails look legit, but release any information and the nightmare begins. The cost? Damages now top $1 billion per year. How’s that for a nightmare?

Identity Theft Recovery: The Road Back

Talking about identity theft prevention is of course a good idea but what do you do when identity theft strikes? Where do you begin?

Are You The Only One Using Your Name?

Identity theft has become an epidemic. Millions and millions of purses and wallets are stolen everyday and many of them are not just taken for the money inside. Thieves can use your credit cards to buy whatever they want to and whose credit does it ruin?

What Should I Do If I've Become a Victim of Identity Theft?

Discover the steps to recovery from being a victim of identity theft...

Another Fine Mess!

I'm in the Anti-Spyware business, and I'm doing a lot of advertising to promote my website, but here I am online and on the phone, giving my personal information to.....who? Strangers basically, Geez! The majority of identity thefts occur thru contractors employing people in entry-level jobs that have not been properly screened. Not even Hackers, Phishers or Dumpster Divers account for as many! The ideal location for a Identity stealer would be in a outsourced agency that fails to use adequate screening processes.

Home Loans - Identity Theft Protection Could Hurt Home Sales

New laws in several states designed to protect consumers from identity theft could hurt their chances of buying a home. Good intentions don’t always work out.

Preventing Online Identity Theft

Identity theft is one of the most common criminal acts in society today. Criminals will use your personal information such as banking accounts and passwords, to pretend that they are you. There are things that you can do to help prevent such a crime. It costs very little to protect your information, and it is money well spent.

Identity Theft - More Tips on How it Can Be Avoided

Identity theft is a problem that can affect most anyone, and it isn’t going to go away. Here are some more helpful tips on how you can avoid being a victim.