Trademark enforcement as part of your IP.Insure intellectual property insurance policy gets you the ability to go after people who ride on your branding coattails. This includes sending letters to infringers, Amazon/eBay/Etsy take down actions, DMCA take down notices, and appropriate lawsuits in state and/or federal court. Many times, small companies have a trademark on…

Registered trademarks are far more powerful to enforce than unregistered trademarks, and we encourage you to register your trademarks whenever possible. The registration process guarantees that you have the full rights to your branding. In addition, the laws are very powerful for owners of registered trademarks to enforce their rights. Trademarks represent your investment in…

One way to know if you might infringe someone else’s patent is through a “Freedom to Operate” search, which is sometimes called a “clearance search” or “right to use search.” An FTO search is performed for each of your *products* (not your patents) and searches for existing patents that might be used to sue you.…

No. The standard forms for General Business Liability were changed in the late 1990’s to *remove* any coverage for intellectual property damages. This means that trademark infringement (where another company starts using your brand’s likeness) is not covered. This means that patent infringement (where another company copies your patented product) is not covered. This means…