In Episode 40, Anthony speaks with Vik Rajan, the co-founder of Phoneblogger.net. Vik is also the creator of Inner Circles, the free LinkedIn networking add-on: Focus your time on engagement & reciprocity. Vik started Practice Marketing Advisors and its blog as he...
The Great Gatsby will lose its copyright and go into the public domain in January 2021 and Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises also will fall into the public domain in January 2022. On January 1, 2024, society will see the expiration of the copyright for the short...
When I first settled a trademark infringement suit for about $20,000, I thought I did a great job. The client did have to change the trademark and did have to send the excess product to a company to destroy the products, but I still thought it was a great settlement...
In late June, the Supreme Court struck down the part of federal trademark law that prohibited the registration of “immoral or scandalous” trademarks. The case was called Iancu v. Brunetti, and it was a follow-up to the court’s Matal v. Tam ruling two years ago. In...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced on July 2, 2019 a new rule requiring all foreign-domiciled trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings to be represented by an attorney who is licensed...
Intellectual property and business plans. You know what a good business plan is, right? A business plan is a description of how you want to build your company. In the business plan, you want to explain what customers you want to target via which marketing channels,...
Video blog on trademarks and the craft beverage industry. Intellectual property is important today as there are more craft breweries, distilleries, and wineries than ever before and many similar brands are chosen independently of each other. Also, many of these...
Video blog: Trademarks and the Cannabis industry. It's harder to register the brand of cannabis products as trademarks for several reasons. I go through those reasons and some tips for potential trademark protection for the cannabis industry. If you have any...
In Episode 39 of the "Law & Business" podcast, Anthony speaks to Connie Steele of Flywheel Associates. We talk to Connie about her "Agile Marketing" philosophy. Marketing, Advertising, and Intellectual Property go hand-in-hand. Many clients of Verna Law have had...
Navigating the World of Intellectual Property: IP Lawyers vs. Patent Lawyers Here at Verna Law, P.C., we receive phone...
Patent My Idea Unlocking the Potential of Your Idea: A Guide to Patenting with Verna Law, P.C. Are you eager to...
Verna Law, P.C. is an intellectual property law firm with a team of intellectual property lawyers and a patent agent...