Ministicks.com is a Buffalo-based, woman-owned business that specializes in personalized and branded hockey gifts, souvenir mini baseball bats, mini lacrosse sticks, official hockey pucks, custom lapel pins and sport awards. Vince LoTempio recently had the opportunity to interview Ministicks.com owner Robbie Illos-Gerth. Robbie is an accomplished graphic designer who has worked with clients such as Disney, […]
Buffalo-based SmartPrint3D is an innovative start-up utilizing cutting-edge 3d printing technology for rapid prototyping as well as product development and design. Vince LoTempio recently had the opportunity to interview SmartPrint3D founder Brian Bischoff. Brian has an impressive background – he has worked as a product developer and engineer for several of Western New York’s most prominent technology companies. […]
This week, LoTempio Law’s own Vincent LoTempio was interviewed by 97Rock’s Morning Bull. Vincent spoke about his history and experience with the patent process, new start-ups and inventions, and of course, selfie sticks. He shared some advice for new inventors who want to move forward in the process of protecting their ideas, and provided some […]
Love tacos? Enjoy alliteration? Well hold the sour cream because the trademark of “Taco Tuesday” has an owner. Taco John’s, a Cheyenne, Wyoming-based fast-food restaurant featuring Mexican-styled cuisine, is that owner in the majority of the nation. Taco John’s first registered the trademark in the phrase “Taco Tuesday” in 1989 after it was successfully incorporated into […]
What do the Krusty Krab, the General Lee, and the Daily Planet all have in common? They all have been granted trademark protection, despite not being referenced in the titles of their respective fictional universes. Recently, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Viacom International in a trademark dispute over the rights […]
The clothing manufacturing company Atelier Chiang Mai is an innovative workshop that allows anyone the opportunity to produce any type of garment you can imagine. Recently in my travels to Chiang Mai, Thailand I got the opportunity to meet with and interview the Co-Founder and manager of Atelier Damien Para. Damien is a French business manager. […]
In the modern product marketplace, a dynamic and comprehensive online presence is crucial to the continued success of most brands. Consumers have moved away from the traditional notion that goods must be purchased at brick and mortar retail stores. As a result, the rate at which goods are bought and sold online continues to skyrocket. […]
Clients often contact us with questions concerning copyright issues. One common copyright question clients come to us with concerns the images can they use without violating copyright law. Can they use any image they find online with impunity? In short, no. Therefore, in order to avoid copyright issues you should only use images that you […]
LoTempio Law has decades of experience partnering with start-up entrepreneurs, who are eager to introduce their new ideas or concepts. Patent Law has allowed our firm to work with many innovative entrepreneurs in all kinds of industries who want to create something new in their respective space. Whether it is the initial stages of developing […]
You’ve probably heard of patents. But what kind of rights do they really give a person and what happens when those rights are violated? There are many kinds of patents, but we’ll specifically be taking about utility patents and the rights that flow from them. Utility patents Utility patents generally protect an invention or some […]