We posted some new videos to the Creators’ Legal Program in the last couple of weeks. Heavy emphasis on trademark as we looked to answer questions that many of our clients (and potential clients) had about the trademark process and how the whole thing works.
As usual, these videos are short and to the point so that you can get answers to questions and understand the bigger legal picture. If you have requests for other videos, go ahead and email clp@counselforcreators.com and let us know what you want us to talk about. Each video also includes links to a number of useful resources related to the topic at hand.
These videos are available only to members of the Creators’ Legal Program and if you would like to become a member, schedule a call with us and we will give you a coupon for a free 30-day trial which you can cancel whenever.
Here is what’s new:
- How To Get Your Trademark Specimen Right: If you have ever applied for a trademark registration, you know that you need to submit a specimen. It’s not always clear on what that requires. That’s OK, we’ve done it hundreds of times and we show you what you need and give examples of trademark specimens submitted by popular brands.
- The Basic Rule About Using Other People’s Creative Works: A lot of people want to know if they can use other people’s creative works in their own works or products. The answer is: it depends. If you want to know more than that, this video gives you the basic rule about using other people’s stuff without getting sued for it.
- How To Search for California Businesses: A simple how-to video on using the California Secretary of State website to find information about any California business (including your own).
- How To Terminate Contracts: We reveal geeky but important information on how to end a contract using contract termination clauses. What do you do when your contract isn’t going as you hoped? We tell you how to make a graceful exit.
- How To Search the Trademark Office Database: While we recommend doing a real trademark search, we also want you to know that you can do the preliminary steps on your own. This quick how-to walks you through how you can search the trademark office database to find out if your mark has been registered.
- How to Register a DMCA Agent: If you have users uploading content to your website, you kind of NEED to know this stuff. This quick video walks you through how you register a DMCA agent and why you would want to bother.
That’s what’s new for now.
