When advising young companies, many investors have been known to encourage promising entrepreneurs to start companies through teams involving multiple founders. Guess what, those investors are wrong.

Last year I had the great pleasure of being interviewed on the Arkansas World Trade Center GATEWAYS Podcast. We had a blast talking about what makes a business succeed where others fail.  Doing business on the world stage is no different. The same legal secrets apply. BODACIOUS Secret No. 5: Manage The Ownership of Product Designs.

Obtaining a trademark registration at the United States Patent & Trademark Office is perhaps the most predictable way to establish trademark rights. The process is not without a few frustrations, but I think well worth it in the end. Clients are very excited to receive their trademark registration from the USPTO, but that’s not the end of it. To get the most value from a USPTO registration, there a few things you will need to do.