• Posts by William Borchard
    Senior Counsel

    Bill has handled domestic and international trademark and copyright matters at the highest level for over 60 years.  He has counseled and represented clients on domestic and international trademark matters concerning clearance ...

When you can parody another's work or mark

Parody involves copyright and trademark considerations.

Tags: Parody
Posted in Designs
European design protection may be attractive

European design protection may be faster, cheaper and better than trademark protection under some circumstances.

Auditing intellectual property assets

When, why and how you should conduct an IP audit.

Tags: Audits
Posted in Copyrights
Explaining the Creative Commons copyright license

Here is a simplified explanation of the mysterious Creative Commons license notices or icons you sometimes see with electronic or printed copyrighted material.

Tags: Licensing
Posted in Trademarks
Why is your trademark counsel so picky?

Technical use requirements differ for trademarks and service marks.

Posted in Trademarks
How a company name can be a trademark

There are similarities and differences between a company name and a trademark or service mark.

Posted in Trademarks
Unofficial Trademark Solicitations

How to avoid unnecessary payments to scam artists.

Tags: Scams
Posted in Trademarks
What your mark means in another language may affect its U.S. registrability.

The translation of a registered mark may be barred from registration in the United States.

Dealing with a notice from China that someone is going to register a domain name incorporating your trademark.

Recognizing domain name scams.

Posted in Trademarks
When the symbols ® and ™ should and should not be used

What is the difference between the trademark symbols ® and ™?

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