BFP 009: 5 ways to Legally Protect Your Brand

Summary:

In this episode of the Brand Focus Podcast, Host Antoine Woods Jr. provides “5 Ways to legally protect your brand”. Throughout the episode, he provides insight into Non-Disclosure Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements, Trademarking, Patents, and Copyrighting.

To accompany the episode topic, he provides a “Non-Disclosure Agreement & Non-Compete Agreement” template as a free download. All have to do is visit culturalsync.com/009download to get your free copy.

Show Notes:

• The main takeaway from the episode: starts at 1:05


• Definition of Intellectual Property (IP): starts at 2:38


• Types of  IP protections: starts at 3:58


• Importance of checking IP before starting a business: starts at 4:50


• A message from Cultural Sync: starts at 7:05


• 1st way to legally protect your brand, Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA): starts at 8:42


• NDA use example: starts at 10:40


• 2nd way to legally protect your brand, Confidentially Agreement: starts at 11:50


• Reference to open source legal document archive, docracy.com: starts at 15:03


• *Freebie Download – NDA & Non-Compete Agreement Template: starts at 15:09*


• 3rd way to legally protect your brand, Trademark Protection: starts at 16:28


• How to register a trademark: starts at 17:29


• 4th way to legally protect your brand, Patent Protection: starts at 25:11


• 3 types of patents: starts at 25:30


• 5th way to legally protect your brand, Copyright Protection: starts at 28:29


• Recap of the 5 ways to legally protect your brand: starts at 30:27


• *Freebie Download – NDA & Non-Compete Agreement Template: starts at 30:45*

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