by Andrew Easler | Feb 11, 2021 | Compliance, Intellectual Property
The issue of whether or not computer code is subject to copyright protection has finally reached the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).[1] Although the particular court case surrounding this controversial issue has only been making its way through the...
by Andrew Easler | Dec 22, 2020 | Intellectual Property
Every day you may come across an advertisement or marketing campaign where one company compares its’ products or services to that of another. The legal consequences of doing so may seem intuitive on either side of the argument. For example, on the one hand, it should...
by Andrew Easler | Dec 2, 2020 | Intellectual Property
In many countries, such as the United Kingdom[1] and China[2], trademark rights are granted to users who are the first to file for a trademark’s registration. In the United States, trademark rights are vested to users who are the first to use the mark in commerce.[3]...
by Andrew Easler | Oct 4, 2020 | Intellectual Property, Litigation, Marketing
In the age of the internet, successful marketing and advertising requires businesses to be able to immediately capture the attention of potential customers. Often, this can be accomplished by using a familiar face or voice in advertising material. Whether it is a...
by Andrew Easler | Jul 12, 2020 | Business Planning, Compliance, Intellectual Property, Marketing
In the United States copyrights are federally protected under the Copyright Act of 1976.[1] Unaddressed under the Copyright Act of 1976, exponential advances in technology in the nineties led to the proverbial “opening of the floodgates” for a deluge of a variety of...
by Andrew Easler | Jun 27, 2020 | Intellectual Property, Contracts & Services, Marketing
Whether it’s a company buying out its competition or a corporate tech giant purchasing a business so as to integrate its assets with another company’s assets, the sale and acquisition of tech companies is a massive part of the technology industry with billions of...
