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Did you know that Crescendo Legal is still operating? It's true!

You can check out all of the cool services we provide to Creatives at:

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I told Cody about my free consultations and he was unimpressed. 😂

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Three’s a Crowd: The Triplets of Protecting Your Intellectual Property

If you read my last post, chances are you are now concerned (and maybe a bit scared) that you haven’t filed a trademark for your name, logo, or tag line yet. Good, my work here is done.
Just kidding.
Before we get into the process of filing a trademark, let’s clarify the three main areas of intellectual property – trademarks, copyrights, and patents. I am often asked to “patent a logo” or “copyright an idea” but those terms are incorrect.
After reading this post, you will see how everything you create falls into one of these three categories. That way, you can have a more informed conversation with your attorney once you are ready.

Trademarks
A trademark is form of intellectual property protection that applies to words, design marks (commonly known as logos), or symbols. The purpose of a trademark is to help a customer identify the source of a particular good or service. Trademarks are registered through the application process with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
You can recognize a trademark by the tiny "TM" or "R" symbol under a mark, usually located on the lower right. The use of "TM" means that the trademark has not yet been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The use of the "R" symbol indicates that the owner of the mark has a trademark registration. Some examples of famous trademarks are Nike, Chanel, UPS, and Coca-Cola.

Copyrights
A copyright is a form of intellectual property protection that applies to original works of authorship such as books, songs, movies, photographs, and computer software. Copyright owners have six exclusive rights in relation to their copyrighted work. These include the right to reproduce the work, prepare derivative works, distribute copies of the work, perform the work publicly (as applicable), display the work publicly (as applicable), and publicly perform the work by means of digital audio transmission (as applicable). Copyrights are registered through the application process with the United States Copyright Office.

You can recognize a copyright by the tiny "C" symbol located somewhere on the work of authorship. Copyright protection begins the moment the work is "fixed in a tangible medium," which means it was written, recorded, videotaped, etc.
Copyright registration with the United States Copyright Office offers additional protections beyond the rights the author has by simply creating the work.

Patents
A patent is a form of intellectual property protection that applies to inventions. Ownership of a patent registration provides the inventor the right to exclude anyone else from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention.
The inventor also has the right to exclude others from importing the invention into the United States for a limited time in exchange for public disclosure of the invention when the patent is granted. Patents are registered through the application process with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Check out my newest blog post and discover why even experienced business owners need to conduct a proper trademark search! The last thing you want is to choose a name and create a logo and buy a domain name only to find out the name is unavailable. And just registering with the Secretary of State and owning a domain name are not enough to protect you! You must get a trademark to protect your brand.

Little Bean, Little Bean Recently I learned that a local businessman who has started several successful restaurants in Portland, had to change the name of his latest venture because of a trademark infringement issue. In ca…

Happy MLK Jr. Day!

I like to use this day to reflect on how I can be better and do more for my fellow citizens. We're all dealing with something and I just want to listen to others, not make judgements based on external appearance, and be a kind person.

What are you doing today? .

Make Sure You Actually Own The Work You Pay Contractors To Produce

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Okay, here's what my Startup Business and Creative Business kits will include (with some differences obv.):
- How to register your business in Oregon.
-All about Trademarks!
-All about Copyrights!
-Contracts
-LIFT Your Business DIY program
-Money Map to Freedom DIY program

+ all of these important documents you might need for your business:
-Accounting and Finance
-Articles
-Business Operations
-Business Types and Forms
-Checklists
-Human Resources
-Landlord Tenant
-Legal
-Letters and Notices
-Licenses
-Loans and Lending
-Orders
-Packages
-Real Estate
-Sale of Business
-Sales and Marketing
-Technology and Internet
-Worksheets and Surveys.

I'm super excited. Crescendo Legal is now selling contracts online. We have these ones so far: https://crescendolegal.com/shop/diy-contract-templates/

And soon will be adding a ton more:
-Photography contracts
-Dance teacher contracts
-Yoga teacher contracts
-Artist contracts
-Music contracts
-Interior Design contracts

And so many more! Basically if it's a creative profession it will be on there. This will give people a place to get these contracts, which makes me happy.

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Who wants to try out one of my Creative Business kits? For free!