Intellectual Property :: In the News
- Lock Down Your IP
- Smart Business, December 2011, Rob Schuler, interviewee
- If I were to pick one category that is most often overlooked, or undervalued, it would be the business’s trade secrets, which comprise the truly confidential information and know-how that gives a business its competitive advantage.
- The Startup Scene
- Smart Business, November 2011, Steve Barsotti, interviewee
- Good news: it’s an ideal time to start a business in Columbus, according to Steve Barsotti, a director with Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter.
- Porn domain forcing companies to assess fear of .xxx cybersquatters
- Columbus Business First, October 7, 2011, Steve Barsotti, contributor
- Businesses have until Oct. 28 to file applications to block use of their registered trademarks in website addresses ending with the new .xxx domain for the adult entertainment industry, part of the expansion of allowed extenders from the familiar .com, .org and .edu.
- Brand Protection
- Smart Business, April 2011, Luis Alcalde, interviewee
- Trademarks have to be renewed after so many years, so failure to police or challenge infringements can create problems when trying to enforce or renew a trademark. There are technical, legal reasons to police your trademark, primarily to argue that you haven’t waived your rights.
- Attorney, investigator: Counterfeit goods are a global problem, but receive little attention from authorities
- The Daily Reporter, February 11, 2011, Luis Alcalde, contributor
- The proliferation of counterfeit goods in the United States has become amplified with the emergence of a global economy in recent years, and Ohio is certainly not immune to the trend, according to Luis Alcalde, an attorney at Columbus-based Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter.
- Enforcement of fake products gets a blind eye
- Columbus Business First, February 4, 2011
, Luis Alcalde, author
- Much has been written about the reasons behind the boom in fakes: globalization, the large profit margins, lesser risks in comparison with selling illicit drugs and growth of worldwide criminal enterprises that use counterfeiting to launder money and fund criminal activity, even terrorism. All of this is true. But the problem is the result of even greater ills that will be much harder to combat.
- Rise of electronic security breaches has companies on the defensive
- Columbus Business First, January 28, 2010, Luis Alcalde, contributor
- While most large corporations protect data already, many small firms do not. “Just look at what has happened with Wikileaks, in which we’re dealing with the secrets of the U.S. government,” [Alcalde] said. “It’s a constant battle in our age.”
- International IP
- Smart Business, July 2010, Steve Barsotti, interviewee
- Added to the complication of doing busi ness abroad — tax structures, logistics, insurance, just to name a few — is the continuous need to monitor and guard your intellectual property in the fast-paced global marketplace.