Explore how Coca‑Cola's choice to protect its famous recipe as a trade secret—rather than a patent—offers valuable IP lessons for businesses. Coca-Cola’s strategic choice to protect its iconic recipe through trade secrets over patents provides useful insights for modern entrepreneurs and tech companies looking to maximize their intellectual property assets and develop an effective IP strategy.
Read MoreTexas SB 25 introduced pro-business corporate law changes, but many require companies to opt-in. Learn which protections your Texas corporation should adopt.
Read MoreThe Beach Boys’ strange connection to Charles Manson reveals surprising lessons about contracts, copyrights, and trust in business. A cautionary tale for creatives and entrepreneurs. Read for what The Beach Boys and Charles Mason can teach you about IP and contract law.
Read MoreComprehensive guide to data privacy and security compliance for businesses. Learn best practices, federal and state regulations, and risk management strategies to protect your company from costly breaches.
Read MoreWNBA's Angel Reese files trademark for "MEBOUNDS" term after critics claimed she pads rebounding stats. Chicago Sky forward turns controversy into business opportunity.
Read MoreTeen creates real Waffle House Index during Hurricane Helene, goes viral, then faces cease and desist from the famous chain. The full story behind the urban legend tracker.
Read MoreJoey Chestnut returns to the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest after resolving a sponsorship dispute with Major League Eating. Read how contract exclusivity and brand partnerships shaped this year’s Coney Island showdown.
Read MoreDiscover the launch of Klemchuk PLLC’s San Jacinto spice blend, key updates to Texas SB 25 corporate law, and expert insights on building referral networks from Stacey Brown Randall in this month’s newsletter.
Read MoreStay informed on the latest rulings and legal updates in the consolidated AI copyright lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft. This article covers recent court decisions, discovery disputes, and the impact on attorneys and law firms.
Read MoreIn the most recent Texas legislative session, the Texas Legislature, through SB 25, adopted a number of changes to the Texas Business Organizations Code that are very favorable to corporations formed under Texas law.
Read MoreIn this issue, we discuss the increasing importance of import tariffs and the need to review supplier contracts, the benefits of dual protection for logos, and a recent trademark case where Pepperdine sued Warner Bros. We also discuss securing copyright ownership in employee-created works and work-for-hire agreements.
Read MoreIdentifying a businesses’ core intellectual property (IP) is not always as easy. Each type of intellectual property (IP) has its own quirks that can sometimes have surprising consequences for determining ownership. This article discusses common problems with copyright ownership and offers tips and solutions for avoiding copyright ownership problems in the future.
Read MoreTraditionally, product or brand-placement within a TV series or movie—think Spielberg’s E.T. and Reese’s Piecescandies—requires a license or agreement with the brand to avoid legal issues arising out of trademark. But that’s not always the case. As Pepperdine and Duke have learned in recent months, the intersection of the 1st Amendment with the Lanham Act is a completely different matter.
Read MoreSix steps to better brand protection: avoid trademark scams, protect products from knockoffs, consider “Brand Gating” for online sales with Amazon’s platform, police the market to monitor your trademark, create enforcement policies for intellectual property, and take social media infringement and dilution seriously.
Read MoreProtecting a logo with a copyright registration in addition to trademark registration provides the owner with several advantages including two separate causes of action, enhanced statutory damages, greater chance of recovering attorney’s fees, an easier burden of proof to prevail, and potential to recover two separate statutory damage awards. Read for a discussion of logo and copyright law.
Read MoreAs the proverbial curse provides, “May you live in interesting times.” We now live in such interesting times. Import tariffs, which have not been something that many suppliers or customers have focused on, may be an increasing part of our lives. With the significant increase in import tariffs, the contracts that govern relationships between suppliers and customers will become ever important.
Read MoreLogos can be independently protected by copyright and trademark law. Read this article for a discussion of the benefits of and the strategies for dual protection of trademark and copyright registration for logos as well as some thoughts on the nature of copyrights and logos.
Read MoreRead for a discussion of international patent law on a country-by-country and regional basis. This article includes an analysis of patent requirements in various countries and provides insights on commonalities and differences between countries. Navigate the complexities of international patent law.
Read MoreA federal court has ordered OpenAI to turn over employee messages sent via personal social media accounts, raising complex questions about how social media and privacy are treated in workplace-related litigation.
Read MoreThe TTAB has dismissed Panera’s trademark opposition to Paneralux, ruling no confusion, dilution, or false connection. A key decision for brand owners.
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