Every Easter, chocolate bunnies of various shapes and sizes can be found in most grocery store. Some bunnies even sport a recognizable gold wrapper—including the Lindt gold bunny. A German...
Aye! They took ye ideas and stole them! Now what? Watch Attorney Larry Donahue lead business owners through the steps that will help them identify when someone has stolen their...
By registering your trademark, you will enhance the legal protections afforded to your brand. It ensures the public knows the proper and accurate source for your business’s products or services. ...
So you’ve set up your business and the next step is to market it! A picture may be worth a 1,000 words . . . and it can also be...
Trademark disputes are common in the craft beer industry. The abundance of craft beers all over the country results in similarly-named breweries and beers quite often. While obtaining a federal...
Music is the universal language. Regardless of race, religion or nationality, music moves us, inspires us and can even influence our behaviors. If you own a business and play music,...
The NFL team is changing their name. Will a “Trademark Troll” profit from it? The Washington Redskins announced this week that they will be changing their team name after mounting...
In the past, we have talked about many different trademark topics. When looking at trademarks themselves, we have discussed the difference between ® and TM. After a trademark has been...
New Supreme Court Ruling Is A Victory For Dot-Com. The US Supreme Court just ruled that ‘Booking.com’ can be federally trademarked. The USPTO had rejected the mark ‘Booking.com’ as being...
Frost Bank in San Antonio has been served recently with a patent infringement lawsuit by company Lupercal LLC. The lawsuit identifies Dallas as Lupercal’s place of business, yet there is...
Next to most logos or brand names, you can find either a ™ or a ®. Obviously, they must have some significance, but what is the difference between the two...
As an attorney who deals with hi-tech cases, a few clients have expressed to me a situation that I feel any business owner who has a website should learn from. ...