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Melissa Retana, Webmaster and Legal Assistant

I am the webmaster for Carson Patents® and the legal assistant to Patent Attorney Gregory D Carson.
Can You Copyright a Website

Can you Copyright a Website?

By Melissa Retana, Webmaster and Legal Assistant

Can you copyright a website? Yes, no, and maybe. You can copyright the written content and the images used if it is your original work. However, generally, you cannot copyright the website itself or an entire website unless submitted and taken as …

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Licensing Agreement Advantages and Disadvantages

Licensing Agreement Advantages and Disadvantages

By Melissa Retana, Webmaster and Legal Assistant

An intellectual property licensing agreement is a contract that occurs between two or more parties where the licensor (the intellectual property rights owner) grants the licensee (intellectual property rights receiver) the authorization of use of intellectual property (patents, trademarks, and/or copyrights). There …

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What is Genericization

What is Genericization?

By Melissa Retana, Webmaster and Legal Assistant

Genericization is use of specific affluent brands as the name of general products. The use of a brand name as a generic term results in the company losing all its exclusive rights to that term or “mark.” In essence, the more popular …

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Famous Patents

Recognized Patents

By Melissa Retana, Webmaster and Legal Assistant

New inventions are created every day all across the globe by inventors or groups of inventors working together, sometimes even children. Read more about Child Inventors and the inventions they have created. With innovation, the world changes by the day. The following …

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Famous Trademarks

Recognized Trademarks

By Melissa Retana, Webmaster and Legal Assistant

Trademarks are a form of intellectual property that can help propel a business into success. Famous trademarks have the power to influence a consumer’s decision to buy a product or service and can be extremely beneficial. The following are well known famous …

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Picking a Website Designer

Picking a Website Designer

By Melissa Retana, Webmaster and Legal Assistant

How do I go about picking a website designer? We get asked this often. Many of our clients are inventors and first time entrepreneurs and need to start or improve their websites. When hiring a website marketer/designer, how can you be sure …

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Business Name Branding

Business Name Branding

By Melissa Retana, Webmaster and Legal Assistant

Having a business, brand, and domain that are all the same allows people to find your business much easier. Business, brand, and domain names are often referred to interchangeably but are not always the same. In today’s world of E-commerce, it is …

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Trade Secrets

Trade Secrets – The Ultimate IP?

By Melissa Retana, Webmaster and Legal Assistant

Trade secrets are an important and valuable type of intellectual property protection. They are similar to patents, trademarks, or copyrights, however, they are not known to the public – they are secrets. A trade secret can be any business information that adds …

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Take Down Notice

What is a Take Down Notice?

By Melissa Retana, Webmaster and Legal Assistant

A take down notice is a tool used to protect registered intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, and copyrights). It is the phrase used to talk about the procedure for requesting an internet service provider remove or disable access to illegal content sold …

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How Long does it take to get a Patent

How long does it take to get a Patent Issued?

By Melissa Retana, Webmaster and Legal Assistant

According to the USPTO, it takes about 22 to 30 months to get a patent prosecuted and issued. The current USPTO average wait time is 24 months. In other words, it usually takes 2 or more years from the time a non-provisional …

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