In Episode 51 of the "Law & Business" Podcast, we take a look at a company that makes a plush product that is also a curtain tie-back. It is a very useful product, but one that also features the ability to be very fanciful. So the group takes a look at how the...
Copyright Law Articles
Public Performance of a Copyrighted Work
There seems to be a dichotomy when it comes to different media and how they are publicly performed in the Copyright Act in the United States. Why? In any medium, the public performance of a copyrighted work without permission or a license is copyright infringement as...
Fees for the Library of Congress Copyright Office as of 2024
Remember, it is important to register copyrights in the Library of Congress' Copyright Office. Copyright law requires that a party claiming copyright infringement needs to have a copyright registration before pleading copyright infringement in federal court. Copyright...
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...
Video Blog 25: Intellectual Property is Still Important in the Toy Industry
I'm Anthony Verna, managing partner of Verna Law. But chances are you already knew that! Hey, it's the middle of February and what does everyone say about the middle of February? It's my favorite time of year. Like, nobody says that about the middle of February, but...
Video Blog 24: Why Were the Chicago Cubs Sued for Copyright Infringement?
Video Blog 24: Why Were the Chicago Cubs Sued for Copyright Infringement? And what does it mean for the small business going into court? Recently, the Chicago Cubs were sued for copyright infringement. I kind of find it weird that I'm going to be suing a baseball team...
IP Lawyer Near Me
Verna Law, P.C. is an intellectual property law firm with a team of intellectual property lawyers and a patent agent...
How to Respond to a Higbee & Associates Copyright Demand Letter
Have You Received a Letter from Higbee & Associates, PicRights, David Oppenheimer, KodakOne, Pixsy, Photoclaim, or...
Law & Business Podcast: Episode 59 Musician Andromeda Turre has Copyright Questions
It's always fun when your friends drop in for a podcast episode. My guest this time is my friend, the talented and...