Determining When to File for a Trademark

Are you searching to learn about intellectual property or trademarks?  Determining when to file for a trademark is a common concern for entrepreneurs in California who are starting a new business.  Some may wish to immediately trademark their name, while others may prefer to wait until they are ready to...

Understanding the 4 Types of Intellectual Property for Businesses

Understanding the 4 types of intellectual property for businesses in San Diego and Southern California can help you to protect and expand your company and its opportunities.  You may be interested in an overview of some of the different types of intellectual property protection available. Protecting your company’s valuable and...

Defend your Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

Creating intellectual property is one matter.  Once you have obtained it you must defend your trademarks and other intellectual property from infringement in order to preserve your unique rights and ownership.  The Watkins Firm intellectual property attorneys help educate our clients and their employees about the importance of protecting corporate...

San Diego hiring, income growing faster than state

On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Friday, January 10, 2014. So much of the time, so much of the news is focused on the negative. But this morning brought news that San Diego small businesses are outpacing the state in a couple of key factors: hiring and...

Innovation leader? It’s not California, believe it or not

On behalf of Daniel Watkins of Watkins Firm, A Professional Corporation posted on Friday, December 20, 2013. Even though California is home to the headquarters of Google, Facebook, Netflix and other technology companies, Bloomberg Businessweek says our state isn’t the most innovative one in the nation. That honor goes to Washington, where home-field advantage...