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Episode 29 – Law & Business Podcast – Thoughts on Infringement of Intellectual Property and Enforcement

Episode 29 – Law & Business Podcast – Thoughts on Infringement of Intellectual Property and Enforcement

On Episode 29 of the Law & Business Podcast, Wil Jacques and Anthony Verna talk about copyright infringement, trademark infringement, patent infringement, and some thoughts to avoid infringement. What one needs to do is to assess the amount of damages that may be...

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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...