How to Choose a Trademark by Kelley Way
Choosing a trademark to represent your business can be tricky — especially if you want to call your business something other than your own name. Here are a few pointers to get you started.
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Trademark Protection for Fictional Characters
Welcome to the monthly series on legal issues for authors to empower you, the artist entrepreneur. Today we focus on trademark protection for fictional characters from our monthly guest columnist, Kelley Way, a lawyer specializing in literary law and other aspects of law. She’s also a writer! If you have general questions for Kelley on contracts or other aspects of literary law, be sure to comment below. And you can also email her, too.
What is Trademark?
Welcome to the monthly series on artist entrepreneurship. Today we focus on writers and literary law specifically and on an important issue to be aware of in today’s world — what is trademark and...
What is Intellectual Property? by Kelley Way
How can intellectual property protect our writing? Kelley Way returns to demystify intellectual property, trademarks, and trade secrets.
What is the Public Domain? by Kelley Way
Steamboat Willie has entered the public domain. What does that mean for my Mickey Mouse fanfiction? Kelley Way explains the public domain.
Using Other People’s Content in Your Marketing by Kelley Way
Using other people’s content in your marketing might seem like it’d be the easy way out, but it might be more trouble than it’s worth.
Intellectual Property Rights in Writing – What Rights Do I Have? by Kelley Way
Kelley Way explains what is meant by intellectual property and shares the rights you have regarding your written materials.
eBook Piracy: How to Respond If Someone Steals Your eBook Online by Nate Hoffelder
Learn How To Respond If Someone Steals Your eBook Online and explore the different steps you can take to report piracy sites.
Top IP Blog Posts of 2022 by Kelley Way
Everything you need to know about copyright law is in this Top IP Blog Posts of 2022 by our monthly columnist, Kelley Way. Enjoy!
Copyright and Reverse-Engineering by Kelley Way
Copyright law protects creative work from being used without reference or purchase and it’s important to be sure you’re familiar with it.
What’s the Difference Between Libel and Slander? by Kelley Way
Authors need to protect themselves from potential lawsuits by understanding the definitions of defamation, libel and slander.
Key Items in an Author Illustrator Contract by Kelley Way
A contract between an author and illustrator can prevent misunderstanding, protect copyright, and clarify who owns the final work.
Seven Things to Know About the Copyright Small Claims Court by Kelley Way
The copyright claims board offers authors an opportunity to resolve copyright disputes without the cost of a full lawsuit.
When Should I Copyright My Work? by Kelley Way
An attorney explains details if when and if an author should copyright their work for maximum protection from infringement.
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