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Trade Dress Infringement | Van Leeuwen vs Rebel Creamery

Van Leeuwen claims that Rebel Creamery copied their trade dress by using the same kinds of colors, fonts, and minimalist designs, such that their product seems nearly identical to Van Leeuwen's signature elements.

May 09, 2024

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The New European Privacy Laws and Your Business: Practical Tips For Avoiding Penalties

The new EU privacy laws apply to any business based anywhere the world (including the United States) that collects or stores any identifiable information, including names and email addresses, about people living in the 28 countries of the EU.

August 23, 2018

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The New European Privacy Laws and Your Business: What is Now Prohibited?

The GDPR is a tremendously lengthy and complex set of rules, laid out in 99 separate articles. This post is a brief summary of the types of actions that are prohibited by the GDPR.

August 03, 2018

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The New European Privacy Laws and Your Business: Do the Laws Apply to You?

The GDPR consists of 99 separate articles which collectively turn the tables on how businesses deal with personal data, essentially shifting the approach from an “opt-out” regime to an “opt-in” rule.

July 18, 2018

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Don’t Let Your Cannabis Brand IP Go Up in Smoke

By protecting your branding, you avoid copycats from taking your profits by stealing your intellectual property, and we all enjoy the benefits of a marketplace where innovators and entrepreneurs are encouraged to create the best cannabis-themed lollipop on the market by awarding them their due profits.

June 26, 2018

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What MMA’s Mechanical Licensing Collective Means For Songwriters

Many questions remain about how the Mechanical Licensing Collective, not the least of which is who will actually run the organization.

June 04, 2018

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Paul McCartney and Sony/ATV Settle Over Rights to Beatles Music

Paul McCartney sued Sony/ATV, seeking a declaratory judgment on whether he would be able to regain his copyright ownership share to the music he helped create.

July 25, 2017

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