Legal Articles, Intellectual Property

Warning! Your Trademark is Expiring. Or Is It?

A lot of time and expense are put into registering trademarks. Here are some best practices for registering and protecting your business from scammers.

“CERTIFYING” DOCUMENTS VIA THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE: BINDING ON THE COURT?

“CERTIFYING” DOCUMENTS VIA THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE: BINDING ON THE COURT? Published in The Florida Bar Journal – September/October, 2013 Vol 87, No. 8.

Trade Secret Found In An "Intuitive Flash of Creativity"

In what may present a significant change in trade secret cases, the Seventh Circuit recently extended protection to trade secrets that occur in an “intuitive flash of creativity,” and for minimal cost.

LITERARY OPTION PURCHASE AGREEMENTS

Introduction to Literary Option Purchase Agreements.

Dept. of Justice v. BMI

Music Law Case

Warrantless Governmental Surveillance through the Use of Emerging Technology Has Become a Mainstay of Governmental Investigation By Vania M. Chaker, Esq.

The United States government enjoys awesome technological capabilities; however, it is unclear whether they have been tempered by the countervailing protective judicial or legislative safeguards necessary to offset the greatly increased potential for improper government intrusiveness. 

Don't Hire A Lawyer To Copyright Your Stuff!

Save yourself a LOT of money and do it yourself. It will take 5 minutes.

Our Copyright System Sucks

Our copyright system here in the USA needs a major overhaul. I'm embarrassed by it.

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