Between a larger company and a smaller company, if you were asked to predict who would be more careful about their trademark application – who would you pick? You might expect that a larger company would have greater access to legal resources, and would therefore have...
We're proud to announce that our dedication to excellence, commitment to our clients, and the outstanding work of our legal team have been recognized by this prestigious organization. This accomplishment reaffirms our mission to provide top-notch legal services to our...
Let this be a lesson to anyone producing creative works who decides to deem them a “collection.” Examples of this might include: musicians releasing an album, writers compiling essays or short stories into a single book, and visual artists placing multiple works in a...
I will start this blog post with a simple trademark law fact: If you write a book, you are not allowed to register a trademark for the name of that book. Given that, perhaps you wonder how a person would arrive at the question: "But can I register a trademark for a...
This November 15-17th, the International Trademark Association is holding its annual Leadership Meeting in Houston, TX. This is an invite-only conference for board members and leaders of committees for the Association. Since I have been serving on the...
Authors – and the writing world in general – have largely been up in arms over the rise of ChatGPT and other AI aggregator programs that “create” their content by crawling through existing material and stitching it together – to arguably make something new. One of the...
What’s the use of a land designation? If you have spent any time looking into land zoning, you may have discovered its older and wiser cousin in real estate law. Both land use designation and land zoning come into play in an ongoing dialogue over a small, private...
Happy Fall, everyone! Last month I flew to Australia to participate in a Marathon there – and, of course, explore the amazing things the country has to offer. The entire experience was incredible, and it got me thinking about how working in HR is kind of like a...