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...
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Episode 10 – Social Media and Legal Issues
Oz Sultan joins the "Law & Business" podcast to speak with Anthony Verna about social media and legal issues. How do businesses use social media? What is the changing face of social media? How do business interact with customers and potential customers...
Episode 9: Three Ways in Which Business Hurt Themselves in Online Marketing
Episode 9: Three Ways in Which Business Hurt Themselves in Online Marketing In this episode, I speak with Darcy Knapp, who is an Search Engine Optimization Expert and consultant, about the issues that businesses have in marketing themselves online, especially in...
Episode 8: Two Ways in Which Bands are Businesses and Intellectual Property and Contract Mistakes Sink Them
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...
Episode 6: Logo Design Discussion with Paul Lukas and Trademark Analysis
In Episode 6, I talk with Paul Lukas, ESPN's uniform reporter and the host of the UniWatch blog. We discuss classic logo design and what makes classic logo design. Paul digs deep into his repository of design critique to offer some tips to the logo...
Episode 5: Five Mistakes Bloggers Make That Get Them Sued
In this episode, Michelle Carter and I discuss some of the mistakes that bloggers make which result in a lawsuit. This can include trademark infringement (naming a blog after a registered trademark), copyright infringement (in pictures and music),...
Episode 1: Trademark Licenses and Likelihood of Confusion with Michelle Carter
In this episode, guest Michelle Carter joins me to talk about trademark licenses and a basic idea of what a likelihood of confusion is. In trademark licenses, it is imperative that the licensor insists upon having standards in the product and...
Episode 0: A podcast introduction
This is an introduction to the "Law & Business" podcast. My focus in my law practice is on intellectual property. So, I wanted to discuss a series of questions that a potential client asked me on the phone earlier in the day: What do I need to...
What Damages are Available in Trademark Infringement Lawsuits?
There are monetary damages and injunctions available as damages in trademark infringement lawsuits. The monetary remedies available in trademark infringement actions are based on the actual damages suffered by a trademark owner. These damages may include profits lost...
Video Blog 29: Copyright vs Trademark
The full transcript of this video blog can be seen on our Copyright vs. Trademark page:...
Video Blog 28: Trademarks and Bankruptcy Part I (Trademarks are Assets)
In today's troubled economic times, companies that fall may want to declare bankruptcy. Companies with registered...
Law & Business Podcast Episode 54: A Unique Product does not a Business Make
It is our final episode with the Nessa Group, even though our relationship will last a long time. In this episode, the...