Let’s say I have a client who does landscaping. Their customer paid for part of the job by credit card and part of it in cash and was told to wait several weeks to see how things grow. A few days later, the customer emailed the landscaper: This is a terrible job. I’m disputing the credit…
Recently a client of ours was approached by a company that buys and sells domain names. It was claiming to represent another company that wanted to buy our client’s domain name—but remain anonymous. I was intrigued and took to the internet to search through all of the new products coming out with names that were similar to our client’s…
In a recent appeal, the issue of poundage came up. The appeal involved our client, who was the plaintiff in trial court, and an appellant, who had been the defendant — and whose sizeable bank account was frozen by a City Marshal after the court imposed a judgment favorable to our client. Early on in the process,…
We all know that web pages often serve as retailers. With that in mind, an intellectual property attorney from Turkey asked me a great question at the INTA 2016 conference in Orlando: “Can showing products online be enough to show use of a trademark in the United States?” Fortunately, U.S. trademark guidelines for the U.S. Patent and Trademark…
To best protect clients, we need to be sure the attorney-client relationship is clear, to avoid any potential problems that could arise during litigation. In most cases, where a client comes to you for advice about a specific matter and then retains you for a particular case, the rules governing attorney-client privilege can be quite straightforward.…
Corporations are designed to protect the individuals who work there from personal liability. Naturally, it’s difficult to hold an individual owner of a corporation liable for the corporation’s acts. Even in cases where plaintiffs are able to obtain a judgment against a corporation, they’re often discouraged from trying to enforce it against the individuals who own…
So you’ve just gotten your U.S. trademark registered. Congratulations! Now there are some things you should know… 1. The trademark needs to be maintained. Between the 9th and 10th year after registering your trademark, and every 10 years thereafter, you must file a combined “Declaration of Use and Application for Renewal.” This might seem like a…