A trademark is a form of intellectual property – such as a word, phrase, stylized word, logo, color or sound – that allows a consumer to understand the source of goods or services (the company that makes the specific goods or provides the services) and the quality of...
Trademark Law Articles
Video Blog 29: Copyright vs Trademark
The full transcript of this video blog can be seen on our Copyright vs. Trademark page: https://vernalaw.com/copyright-vs-trademark-law/
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 trademarks may want to continue to use the trademarks and not lose any value in the brands. However, protecting the trademark from the beginning is...
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 Nessa Group discusses a business with a unique and very special product. The product has the ability to help other businesses greatly. However, the...
Law & Business Podcast Episode 53: A Plush Toy Client Begins with Consultants
It is the seventh and penultimate episode of this special mini-series with the Nessa Group, in which the discussion is about a plush toy company that is a start-up. The toy company has been able to services from Verna Law and the Nessa Group in order to get started -...
Law & Business Podcast Episode 51: A Nessa Group Case Study with Improving a Plush Company’s Business
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...
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...
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...
IP Lawyer vs. Patent Attorney
Navigating the World of Intellectual Property: IP Lawyers vs. Patent Lawyers Here at Verna Law, P.C., we receive phone...
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...
The Transformative Power of Trademarks: LGBTQ+ Affirmation in the Post-Tam Era
In a groundbreaking move over the last few years, the U.S. Supreme Court, through its decisions in Matal v. Tam and...