What Defenses are there for Improper Use of Intellectual Property? Sometimes, a party needs to defend itself against use of intellectual property. Trademark law – Nominative Use In some cases, use of a trademark is nominative. The use of a trademark is to refer to the...
When does it make sense to worry about IP? I always advise clients and potential clients to worry about intellectual property from before the intellectual property is created. Thinking about proper planning, starting early is necessary. Trademarks The due diligence...
Here’s a question that a business owner recently asked of me: Would you be concerned about having products manufactured in other countries (China, S Korea) and then having the IP ripped off? If you are concerned, you should listen to this discussion with John Eastwood...
Once again, Anthony sits down with social and interactive media strategist, Oz Sultan.
Oz and Anthony talk about Periscope. It’s a great business tool, but are there some legal issues?
Episode 13 of the "Law & Business" podcast welcomes Oz Sultan again. In this episode, Oz and Anthony talk about three internet policy thoughts. Domain Name Issues Management and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Economic Rationals for Enforcement Also - was...
In Episode 12 - Comic Books, Geek Life, and Trademark & Copyright Law, Jim Cushing joins Anthony Verna to talk about comic books, some history of comic books (Jim and Anthony let their geek sides out), and the intellectual property issues of comic books. A...
Anthony Verna and Daron Jenkins talk about film, entrepreneurship and creating a business, and intellectual property issues. Topics included: Dreaming without money Business plans Originality Expressions of ideas/Copyright law Protection of expressions of ideas...
In Episode 8, I finish the discussion of the copyright infringement case between Roger Dean - famous for his 70s album covers - and James Cameron (and other producers of the movie "Avatar") with James Cushing of the Law Office of Faye Riva Cohen in...
In this episode, I speak to J. Thorn, horror and dark fantasy author. J and I talk about what inspires his writing. I laughed heartily when he said that the most-asked question to him is, "How do you sleep at night?" But J is an author who sees...
There seems to be a dichotomy when it comes to different media and how they are publicly performed in the Copyright...
Verna Law, P.C. currently has cases in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the Southern District of New York, the...
A question came in recently: Can you file music copyrights after the music is released? Let's expand this, because the...