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Protect what is yours - Why IP insurance is a good way to secure what drives your business
on 09/04/2014
As written in the September 2014 Smart Business News Akron/Canton
By, Michael G. Craig, Attorney, Intellectual Property Practice Group
Intellectual property (IP) insurance can be expensive, but the cost of not protecting the unique thoughts and ideas that give your company its identity could cost you even more.
“If you knowingly let someone infringe on your intellectual property, it becomes valueless,” says Michael Craig, an attorney in the Intellectual Property Group at Brouse McDowell. “If you let someone infringe on your trademark and you do nothing about it, your trademark may no longer be protectable because you let someone else use that trademark for the same thing. You have to actively manage this process to protect what you’ve worked hard to build.”
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By, Michael G. Craig, Attorney, Intellectual Property Practice Group
Intellectual property (IP) insurance can be expensive, but the cost of not protecting the unique thoughts and ideas that give your company its identity could cost you even more.
“If you knowingly let someone infringe on your intellectual property, it becomes valueless,” says Michael Craig, an attorney in the Intellectual Property Group at Brouse McDowell. “If you let someone infringe on your trademark and you do nothing about it, your trademark may no longer be protectable because you let someone else use that trademark for the same thing. You have to actively manage this process to protect what you’ve worked hard to build.”
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