Verna Law Blog - Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Law

FTC Enforcement of Unfair and Deceptive Advertising in a Crowdfunding Campaign

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has brought its first successful case against a crowdfunded company for unfair and deceptive advertising. Section 5 of the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. §45) prohibits ‘‘unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.’’  The prohibition applies to all persons and companies.  Frankly, most cases the FTC brings for […]

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Video blog 27: How is the Novel Coronavirus Impacting the Intellectual Property System?

Verna Law, P.C. currently has cases in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the Southern District of New York, the Eastern District of New York, the District of New Jersey, the Central District of California, and the Western District of Washington. The Trademark...

Filing Copyrights after Publication

A question came in recently: Can you file music copyrights after the music is released? Let's expand this, because the answer applies to copyrights in all media and in all forms. Can you file a copyright after the work is published? Yes. copyright Why and When File a...

What is Copyright Infringement? How does a Plaintiff prove Copyright Infringement?

What does it take to prove copyright infringement? Today, we are going with a very technical post about what it takes to prove copyright infringement.  There are many legal citations to cases in order to discuss the deeper issues involved. “In order to make out a...

Anthony Verna discusses the expiration of copyrights at the Flat Circle Blog

The expiration of copyrights is a big topic in 2020 because of the Mickey Mouse situation coming up (and which was discussed in an earlier video blog). This past week (February 2020), I sat down with the Flat Circle Blog and had a discussion about the expiration of...