Entrepreneur Gomez starts “I Got My Skinny Back”
As a patent attorney I am constantly working with inventors and new entrepreneurs trying to get a new businesses off the ground. Recently I had the opportunity to meet with Linda Ceglia Gomez from Phoenix, Arizona who is starting a new business from scratch. So I took the opportunity to ask her a few questions […]
College athletes win first judgment against NCAA
Twenty four former college football and basketball players brought suit against the NCAA. Twenty of this group asserted in their complaint that the NCAA violated federal antitrust law by restraining competition for their names, images, and licenses with Electronic Arts (EA) and the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC). This case revolves around the right of publicity, […]
LoTempio Patent client makes deal on “Shark Tank”
Inventor and entrepreneur Frank Scozzafava of Mix Bikini designs, manufactures and markets interchangeable reversible bikinis. Frank is also a client of Kloss, Stenger and LoTempio. Frank was on the CNBC nationally televised show Shark Tank and was lucky enough to make a deal to help finance his Mix Bikini idea. Shark Tank is a business-themed […]
Buffalo State Physics Student aspires to become Patent Litigator
If one hundred students were asked what their most significant accomplishment over the last year was, capturing the curvature of the Earth on an HD camera would most certainly be an aberration. But that is exactly what SUNY Buffalo State Physics student Edward J. Bryant did for a seemingly routine final course project. The most […]
43north.org to give $5 million to startup busineses
As part of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s $1 billion high-profile bid to turn the Buffalo Niagara region’s economy around, 43North business launched a global business plan competition that is going to give out $5 million in prizes to attract entrepreneurs with the best ideas for starting a new business. America’s richest and most ambitious business […]
Patent attorney Vincent LoTempio featured in the press
Recently Buffalo patent attorney, Vincent LoTempio was a guest columnist for the Buffalo Business First/Buffalo Law Journal and was featured in an article in the Suit Magazine. The article I wrote for Business First “IP: a ‘weapon’ for all businesses” explores how intellectual property can be used as both the shield and a sword for […]
Interview with Wine Expert Rebecca Christie
Recently, Barbara A. Piazza and I had the opportunity to meet with Rebecca Christie, the proprietor of “Savory Sips,” an exclusive wine store located in the heart of Lewiston, New York. During our visit Rebecca shared her vast knowledge of the wine industry. She spoke of the wonderful wineries along the Niagara Wine Trail and […]
GoDaddy.com not Liable for Cybersquatting
The ACPA did not not provide a cause of action for contributory cybersquatting. The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled December 4, 2013 on the matter. The court affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgement in favor of the website, GoDaddy.com. (Petroliam Nasional Berhad v. GoDaddy.com, Inc.) The ACPA imposed civil liability for cybersquatting on […]
What is a Patent Troll?
This is an interesting and creative explanation of what a Patent Troll is, and why Patent Trolls must be stopped. We hope your enjoy it!
You & the Law radio series on NPR
This morning I went down to the studios of WBFO 88.7 radio station to record the next installment of the You & the Law radio series. This program is featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and will air on Friday, November 8 at 5:45 p.m. My interview host Mike Desmond met me at the radio […]