Term: Trademark Pillar: Intellectual Property 💥 Definition:A trademark is a word, phrase, logo, or symbol that identifies your business and sets it apart from others. For AI founders, your trademark could be your product name, the logo on your SaaS dashboard, or even a catchy tagline you use in marketing. Trademarks protect your brand identity—so no one else can confuse customers by copying your name or look. 👉 Sample Contract Clause (in Terms of Service): “Company name, logo, and all related product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of the Company or its affiliates. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Company.” ❓ Have you filed any trademark registrations for your business yet?

Most founders think “I bought it, so I own it.” Not quite. The fastest way to tank your valuation—or let a contractor walk off with your code—is skipping the IP basics. In my new video, I break down (tactically, not theory): - 🔤 Trademarks: naming that actually protects your brand (™/℠/®—when to use which) - © Copyrights: the “work-for-hire” myth + how to lock down contractor-created assets - 🛡️ Trade secrets: prompts, datasets, and workflows—what to share vs. keep in the vault - 📥 DMCA takedowns: how to get copycats removed from platforms (fast) - 📃 Licenses: internal vs. commercial use, per-user vs. enterprise, and open-source “gotchas” (MIT/Apache vs. GPL) - 👉 Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79SVy_yNlbY Question for you: What’s the one IP area you’re least confident about right now—trademarks, contractor ownership, or open-source compliance? Drop it below and I’ll point you to the right next step.

Curious, but not unexpected development, with one of the data scrapers being taken down. We talked about this in today's Intellectual Property 101 for AI Entrepreneurs legal masterclass. This goes back to your AI tools need to comply with the terms of service/use for your providers/vendors. I think the particular scraper in the image was scraping LinkedIn data. This is going to affect lead generation services. Your thoughts? Is anybody building lead generation workflows?

Scrolling through Skool, Reddit, or Discord, you’ll see countless posts from founders looking for a co-founder. But rushing into partnerships with strangers can create equity chaos, IP disputes, and investor red flags. In this video, I break down the hidden risks of online partnerships—and show you safer alternatives like trial projects, vesting schedules, and revenue share. -- Attorney Tatyana

Lots of tools in the AI space. I'm curious what this group is actually using day-to-day to get work done. Let's get a quick read on which platform is the current favorite.