When it comes to starting a business, intellectual property (typically patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets) can seem like an expensive thing to be taken care of *later.* There are so many steps, process, discussions, and emails that need to happen that...

What's your favorite brand of water? Evian? Aquafina? VOSS? If I put various  glasses of water side by side, without the bottles and labels, could you look at each one and know DEFINITELY which brand was which? If you tasted each one, would you DEFINITELY know which...

On this episode of The Shontavia Show, Shontavia breaks down the four major types of intellectual property (IP) for creators and entrepreneurs: patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. She explains why they are important, the basics of each type, and the questions you should ask to figure out whether you have IP and when you should take steps to protect your IP.

Finding an intellectual property (IP) lawyer isn't the easiest thing in the world to do. The term "intellectual property" isn't all that familiar to people, and even if you know someone who knows a lawyer, the likelihood of that person being an IP lawyer is slim (it...