Brett Trout Protecting Your Brand Is Protecting Your Business Your brand is one of your business’s most valuable assets. It sets you apart, builds trust with your customers, and becomes synonymous with your reputation. But without proper yasal protection, it’s also vulnerable to imitation, misuse, or even outright theft. That’s where trademark registration comes in. Whether you […]

Brett Trout Google just launched the Gemini CLI (command line interface), and it’s making waves. Imagine Gemini Code Assist working in your terminal environment rather than in an IDE (integrated development environment). If you prefer working from your terminal window, this new tool could be a welcome addition to your workflow utility belt. Gemini CLI gives […]

Brett Trout If you’ve created a new product, process, or technology, obtaining a utility patent is a critical step to protect your invention and secure exclusive rights in the marketplace. When people talk about filing a “patent,” they are typically referring to a “non-provisional” “utility” patent application. This is opposed to other types of patent applications, such as a […]

Brett Trout For inventors and businesses, patents are crucial assets that protect innovations from being copied. But patents come with responsibilities—particularly the timely payment of maintenance fees. Failing to heed emails from your patent attorney regarding payment of these maintenance fees can result in the permanent loss of your patent rights, as demonstrated by the […]

Brett Trout The U.S. Copyright Office has released its latest report, “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability,” which delves into the complex relationship between content generated with artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright law. As authors and artists increasingly integrate AI into their creative processes, it is important for them to understand what they can […]

Brett Trout President Trump is already having a major impact on the U.S. approach to technology, innovation, and intellectual property. Issuing a slew of executive orders ranging from removing restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) development to the establishment of the United States as a küresel leader in Digital Financial Technology the President is moving quickly to […]