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Social Media Marketing – How to Protect the IP Rights of your Company’s Greatest Asset
By: Ahmad El-Gendi and Samantha Duran Social media has dramatically changed the way companies brand and market themselves to the public. Companies of all sizes use social media as the …
New Rule Requires U.S. Licensed Attorney for Foreign-domiciled Trademark Applicants and Registrants
By: Jon Gibbs Effective on August 3, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will require foreign-domiciled trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board …
United Cannabis Formulation Patent Survives Early Patentability Challenges
By: Steve Thomas United Cannabis (UCANN) holds U.S. Patent No. 9,730,911 that covers a cannabinoid-based medical product formula invented by Tony Verzura and Earnie Blackmon. The patent issued August 15, …
CBD Trademarks Out of the Weeds
By: Stephen Thomas The continuing internal tension between various agencies and offices of the U.S. federal government over how to address the (seemingly) unstoppable growth of the marijuana industry in …
Beer Giants Battle Over Comparative Advertisements
By Michael Piccolo Recently, MillerCoors, LLC filed a lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC for false advertising on one of the world’s largest stages, Super Bowl LIII. Expanding upon its widely-popular …
Key Lessons from the Apple/Qualcomm Settlement
By: Jonathan Pickett The surprising settlement between tech giants Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. sealed Intel’s fate as a producer of the wireless chips used in smartphones, such as Apple’s …
Development Agreement – Escrow Agreements Considerations
by Jim O’Brien Protecting against supplier failures during the development process is a continuing challenge, but particularly so when proper consideration is not given to the impacts of such failures …
Telecom and VoIP Providers: Annual FCC Form 499-A Worksheet and CVAA Accessibility Certifications Due April 1, 2019
By: Alex Simser Telecommunications providers are subject to a panoply of federal regulations and reporting requirements under the Communications Act, including regulation and reporting regarding privacy and security, contributions for the …
Considering Making A Qualified Opportunity Zone Investment?
By: Amanda Wilson Qualified Opportunity Zones are a hot topic in the tax and business world, and are an opportunity that span into almost any business market. I get questions …