Intellectual Property Archives

Your Board Game: Many Copyrightable Works in a Single Packaged Unit

By speaslee July 29, 2025Intellectual Property

By Samantha Peaslee Congratulations! You designed a first class board game, with an intricate board, beautiful cards, unique mini-figurines, and a nice, concise instruction booklet with rules of play. After…

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Likelihood of Confusion: The Law Behind a Trademark Rejection or Infringement

By speaslee October 16, 2024Intellectual Property

By Samantha Peaslee One of the most common reasons that the trademark examiners at the United States Patent and Trademark Office refuse a mark registration is that the new…

Recognizing Trademark Scams

By speaslee October 4, 2024Intellectual Property

By Samantha Peaslee It’s happened more times than we can count. An excited business owner just submitted their application for a trademark for their company. They paid the $250.00 filing…

What Can Be Copyrighted? How To Protect Your Original Works of Authorship

By speaslee December 22, 2020Intellectual Property

One of my favorite types of intellectual property to work with are copyrighted works. Copyright is a protection that is provided in Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the…

The Four General Categories of Intellectual Property – What You Need To Know

By speaslee December 22, 2020Intellectual Property

One of the most common things that happens for me with initial consultations relating to Intellectual Property is that I will get a call or an e-mail saying that the…

Attribution is NOT Enough – What You Need To Know About Copyright Use

By speaslee December 22, 2020Intellectual Property

Copyright uses, fair uses, and infringements are a vastly misunderstood source of law with significant misinformation out there in the universe. One piece of misinformation that I have seen get…

Protecting Fan Fiction in the United States and Japan. Is there a place for US?

By speaslee November 17, 2020Intellectual Property, Publications

Learn more about protecting fan fiction in this article written for the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy, Winter 2015 edition, by Samantha Peaslee. Susan sits down at her…

My Quarantine Business Retreat – Day 9

By speaslee March 26, 2020Business, Intellectual Property

All small businesses have at least some intellectual property. They may have original works of authorship (photos, videos, blogs), inventions, a creative logo, or business information that is secret and…

Picture Perfect: Using Non-Infringing Material for Your Website

By speaslee March 18, 2019Intellectual Property

You have a wonderful website for your small business. You have regular posts, news, and points of sale. Your blog hosts creative and useful content every week. You just need…