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Law & Business Podcast Episode 45: Mini-series with the Nessa Group: Helping a Company Fully Rebrand (Case Study)

Law & Business Podcast Episode 45: Mini-series with the Nessa Group: Helping a Company Fully Rebrand (Case Study)

Episode 45 of the "Law & Business" Podcast, presented by Verna Law, features a collaboration with the Nessa Group, focusing on a detailed case study about helping a company rebrand fully. The episode explores a hypothetical scenario, influenced by a real-life...

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The Transformative Power of Trademarks: LGBTQ+ Affirmation in the Post-Tam Era

In a groundbreaking move over the last few years, the U.S. Supreme Court, through its decisions in Matal v. Tam and Iancu v. Brunetti, paved the way for the federal registration of disparaging, immoral, or scandalous trademarks. This legal shift sparked a spectrum of...

Food Patents

Food Patents Beyond Trade Secrets A common myth in the culinary and food technology sectors is the belief that trade secrets are the sole form of intellectual property (IP) protection for food-related innovations. While it's true that trade secrets play a vital role...

Searching for Provisional Patents

Can You Search for Provisional Patents? The short answer:  No and then Yes. In the realm of U.S. patents, a provisional patent application stands as a silent guardian of innovation. Unlike their non-provisional counterparts, provisional patent applications are...

Defending the Trademark Infringement Lawsuit: Have You Prepared to Lose?

This is not the most typical advice you will see on a law firm website. Litigation is about parties coming to fight in a courtroom about who is right and who is wrong. That said, sometimes, you need to prepare to lose. Maybe a defendant did not know of the Plaintiff...