by Kelley Way | Apr 5, 2021 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
Trademark owners are always concerned about someone stealing their trademark, intentionally or unintentionally. Here are some tips for the question I hear a lot – How do I protect my trademark? Choose a unique and distinctive mark. This will help avoid the...
by Kelley Way | Feb 3, 2020 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property
Defamation, Right of Privacy and Right of Publicity in Writing I’ve recently been asked, “Can I write about a real person in my book?” There are several ways this question pops up: Could you have your fictional character meet a celebrity? Can you use...
by Kelley Way | Oct 7, 2019 | Authors and Writing, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
The short answer: No. The longer answer: Most titles are simply not long enough to meet the creativity requirement for a copyright. While it’s theoretically possible, a title long enough to be deemed sufficiently creative would probably be too long to easily fit in...