Nirvana, Music, and Lawsuits
Nirvana is one of the most famous and influential bands to ever hit the music scene. They had several hit songs such as “Smells like Teen Spirit,” “Come As You Are,” and “In Bloom,” just to name a few. But songs are not the only iconic things that come to mind when thinking of Nirvana. […]
Command Amazon’s Alexa without Wake Words?
Alexa, play Despacito. This is just one of the many commands that Amazon’s Alexa app and Echo devices are capable of. The speech processing and command device has various features such as communicating with other electronic devices. But to communicate with Alexa, you usually have to say a “wake word.” But Amazon recently filed a […]
Meet Copyright & Trademark Attorney, Erin Gormley
Erin Gormley is one of our star attorneys at Kloss, Stenger, and LoTempio. With an interest in music and art, Erin specializes in trademark and copyright law. She has been featured in the Buffalo Business First as one of the Emerging Attorneys in Buffalo. Let’s take a look at some of the laws that Erin […]
Cannabis and IP
Cannabis has been making the headlines in recent years. It has been purported to have beneficial uses, such as medicinal treatment. Furthermore, more and more businesses have been integrating cannabis and its components into their products or inventions. In today’s blog post, we are going to look at how cannabis and has been interacting with […]
Top Patent, Trademark, and IP Stories from Last Week (2/4-2/10/19)
ICYMI: The Top Patent, Trademark, and IP Stories from Last Week (February 4th-10th, 2019) Every week, we will be highlighting the top patent, copyright, trademark, intellectual property, etc. stories of the previous week in our “In Case You Missed It” segment. The list itself is in no particular order and includes a wide range of […]
Prosurix and Preventing Fraud
Wine has been enjoyed throughout the ages and throughout the world. Wine is also sold about anywhere, and with the advent of the internet and online shopping, wine can also be purchased online. But like anything else that can be bought on the internet, you may run the risk of buying counterfeit wine. It’s hard […]
Refurbishing electronics could lead to infringement
Refurbishing goods. Electronic products are extremely expensive nowadays. Some phones cost well over a 1,000$, which is definitely not cheap. Rather than spending hundreds and thousands of dollars to purchase a new product, some people may buy refurbished goods instead. However, refurbished goods generally vary in quality and amount of work needed to restore the […]
Interview with The 11 Day Power Play, Inc.
The interview for this week. This week, Vince LoTempio had a chance to interview The 11 Day Power Play, Inc. Here’s how it went: What is the name of your business? Where are you located? What are you trying to accomplish with your venture? The 11 Day Power Play, Inc. is a non-profit 501c3 organization […]
Amazon’s New Tool to Protect Sellers and their Brands
Amazon and the new brand registry. Amazon has become undoubtedly one of the largest, if not the largest, online retailer of goods and services. From cooking supplies to the latest televisions, you can purchase almost anything on Amazon. Not only can you buy almost anything, you can also become a seller on Amazon. Sellers on […]
16th Annual Music is Art Festival September 8, 2018
The 16th annual Music is Art Festival is happening tomorrow! On Saturday, September 8th, hundreds of bands, dancers, and artists will once again take over the Riverworks complex for a celebration of Buffalo’s creativity. Erin Gormley, an attorney at Kloss, Stenger, & LoTempio, a board member of Music is Art, and Vice Chair of the Music […]