ID Law Shop Blog
A Blog for Interior Design Legal News, Tips & Tricks
Are you an interior designer looking to learn more about the legal aspects of your business? Look no further than the ID Law Shop blog.
How to Manage Client Expectations with Contracts
A well-crafted contract is one of the most effective tools you can use to set expectations, define boundaries, and protect both your interests and those of your clients. Learn key ways you can use contracts to manage client expectations effectively.
Protecting Furniture Designs: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright and International Design Registrations
Learn the different ways intellectual property registrations can help furniture designers protect their designs, both domestically and abroad.
How to Fight Back Against Infringement on Social Media: The Takedown Notice Process
Learn how to take advantage of the DMCA Takedown Notice process offered by Social Media sites to stop others from using your intellectual property without your consent.
How Florida Regulates the Practice of Interior Design: Here’s What You Need to Know
Learn how Florida regulates (or doesn’t) the practice of interior design, including licensing requirements, documentation, disclosures, interior designer lien rights and more.
Interior Design Insurance: What You Need to Safeguard Your Interior Design Business
Interior designers use several types of insurance policies to protect themselves and their businesses from potential risks and liabilities. In this article, we summarize the 9 most commonly used insurance policies, the types of situations they cover and their average costs.
How Virtual Interior Designers Tackle 6 E-Design Challenges with their Service Agreements
Learn how to use your E-Design Services Agreement to avoid common virtual interior design challenges.
Why Interior Designers Should Disclose Their Commissions: A Legal Perspective
Learn how open disclosure not only helps to strengthen the designer-client relationship, but also helps interior designers avoid potentially costly ethical and legal issues.
Understanding the Distinction between Copyright and Trademark Protections in Interior Design
In this article, we explore the difference between the two main types of intellectual property protections for interior designers, copyright and trademark.
Copyright for Interior Design: The Essential Guide to Protecting Interior Design Projects
Interior designers know they need to protect their work but may not always know the best way how. It's time for interior designers to become copyright savvy.
Should Interior Designers Include Arbitration Clauses in their Contracts?
Explore some of the advantages and limitations of arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution method that interior designers can use, and review the best practices for drafting a good arbitration clause for your contracts.
How To Draft an Ironclad Interior Design Services Agreement
Not all written agreements are created equal. In this article we explore the key elements every interior designer should include in their client contracts to best protect their business, and to ensure all parties are in mutual agreement over the essential terms of the deal.