Online Counterfeit Products: How to Protect Your Company

Counterfeit products being sold online goes farther than simply injecting fake products into the marketplace. In the daily battlefield that is e-commerce, search engine optimization (SEO) is the lifeblood of many businesses.  SEO uses key words and phrases to focus...

Investing in NFTS? Caution: Owning an NFT Does Not Necessarily Include Copyright

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have been getting a lot of publicity lately, thanks to several high-profile (and really big money) sales in the past 18 months. Before that, not very many people had even heard of an NFT, let alone were willing to invest in one. But...

Digital Counterfeiting: COVID Has Made An Already Billion-Dollar Problem Far Worse

Before COVID, counterfeiting was already an existing and growing problem. Imitation and cheap products have been a challenge for trusted brands for at least 20 years. With the reliance upon the internet for obtaining everyday essentials during the global lockdown,...

Counterfeiting Is IP Theft That Is Steadily Growing

Counterfeiting is intellectual property theft that continues to proliferate our lives. An alarming flow of counterfeit merchandise is flooding the US marketplace, with sales reaching over $1.82 trillion in 2020. The sale and scale of counterfeits are growing at a...

U.S. Golf Manufacturers Fight Back Against Counterfeit Goods

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” however, when it comes to knock-off products, there are many dangers that overshadow the admiration, and the intentions are not selfless.  In the world of counterfeit items, no industry is immune to the acts...

Can NFT’s Strengthen Your Intellectual Property?

Non-fungible tokens (NFT) have been around since 2014 but have recently enjoyed increased popularity. Just four months ago, Christie’s auction house sold its first pure digital work for $69 million, setting the record for the highest-paid NFT. What is an NFT? It is...