The Law & Business Podcast

Using Intellectual Property protections and sound advice to grow your business.
Video Blog 4: Trademarks and the Cannabis Industry

Video Blog 4: Trademarks and the Cannabis Industry

Video blog: Trademarks and the Cannabis industry. It's harder to register the brand of cannabis products as trademarks for several reasons. I go through those reasons and some tips for potential trademark protection for the cannabis industry.  If you have any...

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Video Blog 3: The Importance of a Copyright Registration

Video Blog 3: The Importance of a Copyright Registration

Why does someone need to register a copyright? It's quite simple. The statute requires that a potential plaintiff must have a copyright registration certificate before walking into court. The Supreme Court affirmed the plain language of the statute in March 2019. It...

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Video Blog 2:  Trademark Licenses – Don’t be Afraid

Video Blog 2: Trademark Licenses – Don’t be Afraid

Being a trademark licensee means that your business is using the trademarks of another business in order to create products that the licensor (the trademark owner) cannot or will not create. This creates a bigger pie for both the licensor and licensee and then the...

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Video Blog 1:  Talking about trademark searches.

Video Blog 1: Talking about trademark searches.

Potential Plaintiffs A trademark search shows possible plaintiffs.  Does your business’ trademark cause a likelihood of confusion with other trademarks that are already registered or in use?  It is impossible to judge without a trademark search. Potential...

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Verna Law is an Intellectual Property Law Firm specializing in Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, Domain Name Disputes, Advertising and Promotions Law and Food Law.