Menu
» Copyright
Are Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) Intellectual Property?
March 22nd, 2021
What’s a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) and is it a form of intellectual property (IP)? First, some background on NFTs. As the New York Times explains, An NFT is an asset verified using blockchain technology, in which a network of computers records trans…
Read More
New Copyright Laws Create Small Claims Court, Regulate Streaming
February 8th, 2021
The 5,500-page COVID-19 stimulus relief and government-funding bill signed into law in December included several copyright provisions that had nothing to do with the pandemic. Small Claims The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (â€â€¦
Read More
Categories: Copyright
3D Printing Implications on Existing IP Laws
February 1st, 2021
Current advancements in 3D printing make it possible to duplicate almost any object, with or without authorization from rights holders. This can have legal consequences in light of the intellectual property (IP) protection granted to original works.…
Read More
Cease-and-Desist Letters: How to Protect Your Brand without Alienating Customers
October 19th, 2020
As Fortune reported, “Actor Bill Murray is in hot water with the Doobie Brothers for using their 1972 hit “Listen to the Music” in commercials without the band’s permission. Normally, such disputes result in a quiet legal sett…
Read More
Categories: Copyright
Protecting Recipes and Food as Intellectual Property
October 13th, 2020
If you’re involved in the food service industry, how can you protect your business from unauthorized copying of your recipes and food? Are those things even protectable? Trade Secrets As we discussed in this recent blog, one way to protect confiden…
Read More
