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Copyrighted Images: Individual Works Registered in Group Are Protected
State Bar Certified Specialist, Franchise & Distribution Law by Tal Grinblat 818.907.3284 Stock photo agency, Alaska Stock, LLC, registered groups of photographs with the Copyright Office. In custom with Copyright Office regulations, individual photos and
Trademark Disputes – Lessons Learned by Roubaix-ing Owners the Wrong Way
by Stephan Mihalovits Roubaix, like Champagne, is a locale in France – though the town is known more for being the end point of the Paris-Roubaix Cycling Race, than for grapes. Specialized is a bike
“She’s Crafty”: GoldieBlox, Beasties, Copyrights and Codicils
by Nicholas Kanter & Robert A. Hull, Esq. November 27, 2013 In 1986, New York hip hoppers the Beastie Boys released Licensed to Ill, the first rap LP to top the Billboard album chart, selling
Government Shutdown & How It Affects Your Business
by Tal Grinblat & Stephen T. Holzer 818.990.2120 About 800,000 non-critical federal employees are out of the office today, and will remain out until Congress overcomes the impasse regarding the Affordable Care Act. In the meantime, the
Oprah Winfrey’s Fair Use Defense Rejected
IP Litigation Attorney by Nicholas Kanter 818-907-3289 On Friday, the Second Circuit ruled that the owner of a motivation services business (Simone Kelly-Brown) can continue with her trademark infringement lawsuit against media mogul Oprah Winfrey. Kelly-Brown
A Comment on Trademarking Celebratory Gestures
San Fernando Valley Business Litigation Lawyer by Nicholas Kanter 818.907.3289 On America’s Got Talent, Sharon Osbourne’s signature gesture to the audience was a heart symbol shaped by her hands. Now, a counterpart from the UK is
Why Register a Domain Name? Intellectual Property Protection to Start
Litigation Attorney by Nicholas Kanter 818-907-3289 A political organization recently learned the hard way that possession, including possession of intellectual property, is nine-tenths of the law. In January, after helping President Obama win reelection, Obama for
Five Tips for Developing and Protecting Your Trademarks
by Nicholas Kanter & Tal Grinblat March 13, 2013 A trademark is a word, phrase, design, logo, sound or color used to identify the source of a party’s goods or services. For many companies, their
Intellectual Property Law – The Madrid Protocol Promotes Global Trademark Protections
State Bar Certified Specialist, Franchise & Distribution Law by Tal Grinblat 818.907.3284 American based companies wanting to protect their trademarks internationally have been able to do so fairly easily since 2003, when the United States
Will Madonna Sing “Girls Gone Wild” at the Super Bowl?
Los Angeles Business Litigation Attorney February 3, 2012 by Nicholas Kanter Joe Francis, the founder of Girls Gone Wild, just sent a cease and desist letter to Madonna, NBC and the National Football League threatening