The best legal advice concerning business décor is be innovative to avoid copycat situations altogether. The court in the case of Rib Buddies, LLC v....
Trade Dress Series, Part 2: Strategies to obtain trade dress protection
In Part 1 of this series, I introduced the different methods for seeking protection on product designs, namely, trade dress, copyright, and design pat...
Restaurant Trade Dress Series, Part 1: How a restaurant can trademark its trade dress
A growing area of trademark law known as trade dress law can be used to protect the general image –the look and feel – of a restaurant. Trade ...
Trade Dress Series, Part 1: Product Designs – Choosing trade dress, copyright, or design patent protection
Trendsetting product designs are often the crown jewel of a company. Capturing the public’s attention – and pocketbooks – is an asset worth prot...