The Importance of Intellectual Property Protection: The Small Brewery Example
Small business owners should be particularly knowledgeable about trademark and copyright issues. They need to protect themselves and their brand, while also being aware of infringing on other business brands. Let’s look at the small brewery as an example. With so many small breweries entering business, there are many potential legal issues that could arise. […]
Apple Sued for Copying Google Technology
Google took Apple, Inc to the Court of International Trade claiming infringement of several features that showed up in Apple’s iPhone technology. The supposed infringements were directed towards the method of preventing a user’s head from accidentally activating the touch screen while talking on the phone. The court did not find Apple guilty of infringement. […]
If You Sell Your Company Do You Still Have Rights to the Company’s Trademark?
A gentleman owned a phone-book business under the name AMTEL. He later sold the business and the business was sold again to Yellowbook. The original gentleman started another phone-book company and again used the name AMTEL. He was sued by Yellowbook for trademark infringement. The seller believed that he as an individual jointly owned the […]
When is Your Copyright Being Violated?
Copyright infringement occurs when another person besides the copyright holder duplicates or copies a work without the owner’s permission. The actual idea behind the work is not protected by copyright, but how the idea is expressed is. For example, there have been many films about space travel, but there is only one Darth Vader! Infringement […]
Protecting Your Creativity
You’ve just created a beautiful work of art; a song, a play, a painting, a novel. What can you do? Protect it with copyright You’ve just created a new machine- that makes the world a better place. What can you do? Protect it with a patent You’ve just created a logo for your company- It […]
Attorney Jason Rosenblum Explains How to Protect Your Intellectual Property
Intellectual property may be a confusing concept when first trying to understand the importance of its legal protection. This is not necessarily a tangible item or a concrete object. Intellectual property may be an idea, a word, or creative works. Trademarks, patents, and copyright are all forms of protection of intellectual property, but what exactly […]
Intellectual Property Attorney, Jason Rosenblum, Reaches Out to Clients and Community with a New Facebook Page
Brooklyn, New York, April 24, 2013 Established New York attorney, Jason Rosenblum, has a brand new look on Facebook and is using the platform to communicate with those interested in Trademark Law. The use of Facebook allows Jason to provide followers interesting and current information regarding intellectual property law, and opens up the lines of […]
Infringement of Voss’s Water Bottle Container
Voss Sues over Bottle Trade Dress and Trademark Voss of Norway has commenced an action against High Liquors LLC for trademark and trade dress infringement of its bottles design. Voss sells artesian drinking water in a cylindrical bottle with straight, vertical sides. Voss has registered the design of its bottles with the US Patent & […]
Mommy Wine Trademark Fight!
Reuters reports on a trademark legal battle between rival wine sellers that are creating brands focused on mothers. Winery Clos Lachance Wines wanted the court to declare that its “Mommyjuice” does not violate the trademark of “Mommy’s Time Out”. The term “Mommy” is a generic word and the use thereof is not likely to be […]
Who owns the “Evil Empire”
The Wall Street Journal reported on an interesting trademark case that was brought against the New York Yankees. Apparently a private entrepreneur, known as “Evil Enterprises, Inc.” tried to register the trademark for the phrase “Baseballs Evil Empire” and was turned down by a panel of trademark judges in Washington, D.C. Evil Enterprises wanted to […]
