Verna Law Blog - Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Law

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...

Law & Business Podcast Episode 47: Intellectual Property Thoughts from Toy Fair 2020

Anthony Verna and Wil Jacques visited Toy Fair 2020. This is Anthony's eleventh Toy Fair and Wil Jacques' fifth Toy Fair. They opened the phone and recorded their thoughts for intellectual property trends they saw from the smaller businesses. Anthony Verna at Toy Fair...

Video Blog 26: What does LeBron James’ Trademark Infringement Suit Teach about Apparel and Trademarks?

America's favorite export, that's right, LeBron James, and his media company, and Nike were all sued for trademark infringement this week in the Federal District Court of Washington D C. Why were they sued for trademark infringement and what does that tell the small...