Fred Rocafort
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Latest publication
- Aug 25, 2026
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- Aug 7, 2026
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International IP Protection For Startups: What To Protect And Where (opens the original)
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Startup companies often come to us wanting the full arsenal of intellectual property protection. They want trademarks in every country where somebody might someday buy their product, patents covering their technology, copyright registrations, design protection, confidentiality agreements, NNN Agreements with their factories, and contracts that keep employees, contractors, manufacturers, distributors, and competitors from taking what belongs to them. I understand the instinct. For many startups,
Trademark Registration In Central America: How To Build A Country-by-Country Filing Strategy (opens the original)
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A U.S. consumer-products company appoints one distributor to sell its products in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. It registers its trademark in Guatemala, where sales will begin, and plans to deal with the other countries later. Before the El Salvador launch, a local business applies for the same mark. The U.S. company must now decide whether to oppose the application, seek cancellation, negotiate for the mark, delay its launch, or use a different brand in El Salvador. Every option costs m
United States Trademark Ownership Errors: How Small Filing Mistakes Become Expensive Problems (opens the original)
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Ownership problems involving United States trademark applications and registrations rarely announce themselves when an application is filed. They sit in the USPTO record until a sale, financing, enforcement action, or maintenance filing forces someone to ask who owns the mark and whether the chain of title holds together. By then, a minor naming error can be difficult to explain. The lawyer who filed the U.S. application has retired. The employee who handled a later assignment has left. Corporat
Protecting Your Artwork Internationally: What Artists Need To Do Before The Work Travels (opens the original)
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An artist sends drawings and 3D files to an overseas foundry. The foundry casts the commissioned sculptures, keeps the molds, photographs the unfinished work, and pulls a few extra casts. Images appear online before the artist’s exhibition opens. Soon, sellers are offering cheaper versions under the artist’s name. The artist owns the copyright. That helps, but it does not answer the questions that matter now. Who owns the molds? Which court can act quickly? Is there reliable evidence of creation
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