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Protecting Your Invention with Patents – Part II: Patent Licensing and Product Development [Blog Talk Radio Episode]

Click logo to listen to this episode Blog Talk Radio’s “Business Talk” show co-host, Jo-Anne Yau, presented “Protecting your Invention with Patents – Part II.”  Ms. Yau continued our  general discussion of patents and turned her focus on specifics, concerning patent licensing and product development. In a sense, patents are an inventor’s recipe on how to […]

Protecting Your Invention with Patents – Part I

Click logo to listen to this episode Blog Talk Radio’s “Business Talk” show co-host,  patent attorney Jo-Anne Yau, presented, “Protecting Your Invention – an Introduction to Patent Law.”  Ms. Yau discussed protecting your inventions with Patents.  This is a two part series with this episode covering an introduction to patents, how they work, what’s protected and […]

From Emblems to Empires: Franchising Through Trademarks [Blog Talk Radio Episode]

  Click here to listen to this episode Blog Talk Radio’s “Business Talk” show co-host, Jo-Anne Yau, presented, “From Emblems to Empires:  How Trademarks Become Franchises.”  Ms. Yau discussed how a protected brand can evolve into a franchise chain.  Her guest was Franchise Law professor and former CEO of the Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips franchise, Jim Cataland.  Hetook listeners through […]

Integrating Sports into a Successful Business Plan [Blog Talk Radio Episode]

  Blog Talk Radio’s “Business Talk” show co-host, Jo-Anne Yau, presented, “Using Sports as a Business Development Tool.”  Ms. Yau discussed how sports can be integrated into business plans, and addressed the legal consideratations of those business transactions. The featured guest was Dave McDaid, founder of local outdoor apparel and equipment company, IRISHWATERDOGS.  The show’s focus centered around what Ms. […]

Trademark Business Basics [Blog Talk Radio Episode]

   Blog Talk Radio’s “Business Talk” show co-host, Ms. Yau, presented, “Trademark Business Basics.”  Ms. Yau discussed the basics of business: from getting your trademark registered to franchising your company.  She discussed the types of businesses that will most benefit from trademarks and the process involved in registering and protecting that brand. The guest on this episode […]

Starting a Non-Profit Retail Business [Blog Talk Radio Episode]

Blog Talk Radio’s “Business Talk” show co-host, Jo-Anne Yau, presented, “Forming a Non-Profit Business.”  Ms. Yau spoke about the misconceptions and challenges involved in running a non-profit/charitable organization, what it takes to get it starting and how to keep it running. Ms. Yau was joined by Jeri Millard, founder of In The Pink, a non-profit boutique/Medicare provider, that provides cancer […]

From Emblems to Empires: Franchisees Benefitting from Trademarks [Blog Talk Radio Episode]

Blog Talk Radio’s “Business Talk” show co-host, Jo-Anne Yau, presented, “From Emblems to Empires:  How Trademarks Become Franchises, Part II.”  Ms. Yau discussed what to expect when buying into an existing brand. Today, Ms. Yau highlights a client who has successfully open up two franchises in the Jacksonville, Florida area.  Lauren Little, from Edible Arrangements, shares her experience and background before opening […]