by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Intellectual Property, LegalEase, Uncategorized
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) is warning business owners and individuals who own federal trademark registrations to be wary of unsolicited mail and emails that look official but are really are the work of scam artists. Here’s how the scam...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Intellectual Property, LegalEase, Trademarks, Uncategorized
Low barriers to entry in certain businesses breed rapid response and quick-to-market products that capitalize on “in the moment” mania. Often the in-the-moment-mania products derive from long standing famous trademarks owned by aggressive trademark...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Business Law, Intellectual Property, Internet, Technology and Privacy Law, LegalEase, Uncategorized
FAIR USE FIASCO – BE CAREFUL USING *ANY* IMAGE ONLINE by Mike Oliver The internet is littered with millions of images – taken by professional and amateur photographers alike, that contain NO identification of the author of the image. In part, this may be because it is...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | LegalEase, Uncategorized
A familiar question dependably re-emerges at about this time each year. It essentially asks “can I get in copyright trouble for having a Super Bowl party with a big screen TV?” This post gives you some ground rules in order to spare everyone from the possibility of...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Intellectual Property, LegalEase, Privacy, Uncategorized
In April 2012, the Federal Trade Commission issued its report entitled “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change.” You can read that here. The Report, while a comprehensive review of hundreds of undoubtedly conflicting filings by the...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Intellectual Property, LegalEase, Trademarks, Uncategorized
Section 1125(c)(1) of Title 15 (link here) provides as follows: “Subject to the principles of equity, the owner of a famous mark that is distinctive, inherently or through acquired distinctiveness, shall be entitled to an injunction against another person who,...
