If you spend much time on the internet, you are likely familiar with “Grumpy Cat.” She is the famous feline known for her memes and social media presence, and whose real name is Tardar Sauce. Last week, a California district court decided in favor of Grumpy Cat and her owner, Tabatha Bundesen, in an intellectual […]
Are you an entrepreneur? Are you interested in learning more on how to increase your capital and grow your business? Then this article may be just right for you. Starting March 29, the Small Business Association (or the “SBA”) will be offering a Finance Boot Camp to interested entrepreneurs. BEST OF ALL, IT’S FREE!! Why […]
We have all seen movies like Robocop, where humans and sentient autonomous robotic beings live side by side in an futuristic society. But that future may be closer than we expect. Ford has recently filed a patent application for an “autonomous police vehicle.” This autonomous police vehicle can be seen as an operational system integrated […]
The trademark dispute between the Las Vegas Golden Knights and the United States Army escalated this week, as the U.S Department of Army filed an Opposition (.PDF) to the Golden Knights’ proposed trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Golden Knights applied for registration of the trademarks GOLDEN KNIGHTS and LAS VEGAS […]
In today’s society, Copyright law provides protection for an innumerable amount of things. From complicated software to buildings, Copyright law spans extremely far. But these are just some examples to name a few. Federal law has articulated which categories of things can qualify for copyright protection. Under federal law, the expressly enumerated categories eligible for […]
We sat down with our clients Mary Ouimette-Kinney and Larry Kinney of the University Heights Arts Association to learn more about their programs, and their experience as an arts organization trying to expand their reach within the community, while also protecting their intellectual property interests. Tell us about your business and program. How did your […]
If you are an inventor, protecting your invention would usually be in your best interest. Protection can come in several forms, but one of the most effective ways is to patent it. Patents are specifically designed to protect inventions and confer the inventor the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, […]
Big companies always have legal matters to deal with. Amazon, the famous online shopping platform has been hit with another patent infringement lawsuit. However, the latest lawsuit differs from regular patent infringement suits and involves more than your ordinary litigants. Who are the parties? In this case, the St. Regis Mohawk tribe are the […]
How much trademark protection do you have in your own last name? Last week, The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board affirmed their decision to refuse to register the proposed trademark “CREPES BONAPARTE” for “food truck services; mobile catering services.” The Board decided that the proposed mark is likely to cause confusion with the already registered “CAFÉ BONAPARTE” trademark for […]
Apple just can’t seem to catch a break. The company behind the iPhone and other popular tech products has been hit with another lawsuit. This time, the lawsuit centers around the highly anticipated Animoji feature on Apple’s newly released iPhone X. The plaintiffs, Emonsters KK (“Emonsters”), a Japanese Corporation allege Apple is committing trademark infringement […]