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Elena Ruiz and the Cuban Sandwich - The Double Irish with Dutch Sandwich Version for Closely Held Business Owners - Using...

I have been a major fan of Afro-Cuban (Salsa) and Brazilian Bossa Nova music since high school. Most of you know by now that I grew up in the Panama Canal Zone. By the time I got to West Point in the summer of 1978, it was...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

[Event] Biotech Summit 2024 - October 9th - 10th, Boston, MA

Wilson Sonsini’s inaugural Biotech Summit will address topics of critical importance to Biotech and Biopharmaceutical companies, including early and late-stage venture financing, partnering strategies, current and future AI...more

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Trademark Fundamentals: What Is a “Basis” for a Trademark Filing?

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When applying to register a trademark, a critical component you will encounter is selecting a “basis” for the application. Selecting the correct basis is crucial for ensuring that your application is processed smoothly and...more

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Startup Legalities: Essential First Steps for Success

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Did you know that according to The NY Times, about half of new businesses fail within the first five years? This reality underscores the critical importance of establishing a strong business plan and legal foundation from the...more

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Protecting IP During Joint Development Projects: Agree on More than Non-Disclosure

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As industry and markets have progressed, the technology they create has seen a commensurate increase in complexity. In practice, this results in the hyper-specialization of businesses so that they may continue to innovate at...more

StoneTurn

The Importance of Having a National Security Strategy

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The United States and an increasing number of other countries are evaluating the impact of foreign investment on their countries’ national security posture. Generally, foreign investment regulatory regimes allow regulators to...more

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AI Regulatory and Legal Issues Today: A Conversation with Natasha Allen

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As is the case with most emerging technologies, developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are quickly outpacing regulations, and with this comes a variety of important legal considerations. While there has been a push for...more

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5 Brand Protection Tips for New Technology Companies

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When it comes to IP enforcement, companies on the cutting edge of technology often find themselves in a catch-22 situation. On the one hand, there’s more need for enforcement than ever as new technologies create new...more

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Five Things to Know Before Starting a Business

Starting a new business can be a very stressful endeavor, often involving significant financial risk, a possible career change, and sleepless nights ensuring your business plan is ironclad. Adding to this stress, many new...more

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Creating Wealth Through Innovation

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Much has been made of the demise of U.S. manufacturing. Once the U.S. was a manufacturing powerhouse, but much of its industry has now moved overseas or south of the border to low-cost countries such as China, India, and...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

AI rise increases importance of IP audits

Having a clear view of your company’s patents, trademarks, copyrights and ‎trade secrets is a first step to protecting your intellectual property and ‎building a process to maximize new IP value.‎ It’s well known that a...more

J.S. Held

Getting R.E.A.L. in Later Stage, Venture-Backed Companies

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Often later stage, venture-backed companies (“late-stage start-ups”) seek advice as they find themselves languishing in the neverland between being heavy on intellectual property (IP) assets and light on commercial products...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Making Your Mark

Five Trademark Questions to Ask in the New Year

As we ring in 2024, sip some champagne and make a resolution to check in on your trademark portfolio more often. It misses you! Here are a few productive questions to ask: 1. Do your registrations cover your reality? ...more

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Patenting the Blockchain with PLI

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PLI is set to host its highly anticipated Patenting Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies 2023 conference on Monday, December 4 from 9am-1230pm. This marks the fifth year of this popular and successful program....more

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MarkIt to Market® - October 2023: A Great Trademark Portfolio Never Goes Out of “Style” – “Mastermind” Brand Protection Strategies...

October seems to be the inescapable Taylor Swift’s unofficial month of choice – 17 years after she released her self-titled first album in October 2006, the October 2023 news cycle is buzzing about her “Taylor Swift: The Eras...more

Woods Rogers

Importance of Jack Daniel’s When Picking a Trademark

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Branding, including acquiring and protecting your trademarks, is essential to growing your business and protecting against other companies getting a free-ride on your reputation and goodwill. In 2007, Louis Vuitton sought to...more

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Artificial Intelligence: The New Exponential Threat

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With the recent release of ChatGPT, we are witnessing the exponential adoption of a new technology, new “large language models” (LLMs) that without question will transform society.  It reminds me of the famous computer...more

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Challenges to IP Protections in Fast-Paced Cloud Environments

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In recent years, cloud computing has gained popularity as a technology that gives both organizations and consumers access to scalable computer resources and services on demand. As cloud computing becomes more ubiquitous,...more

Erise IP

What would a recession mean for trademarks? A drop in applications, yes, but also opportunities

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With multiple indicators—including new trademark filings—suggesting the U.S. economy is heading toward a recession, can the lessons of previous economic downturns prepare us for what might be ahead?...more

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Naked Licensing: That’s Your Name, So Don’t Wear It Out

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From multinational corporations to franchises to non-profits, there is a lot that goes into building your brand and a positive brand association among consumers. As a company looks to growth strategies, it will consider...more

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Intellectual Property Business Management (IPBM) Evolves

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In essence, IPBM is shifting from an IP prosecution-based lifecycle to a business-integrated lifecycle.   The overarching objective of IPBM is the support of core business operations, revenue generation, and corporate value...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Breaking Silos with GRC and Legal

Organizations take legal risks all the time but often fail to integrate these risks effectively in an environment that is continuously changing and requires agility. Too often legal is seen as a siloed exercise and not...more

Williams Mullen

[Event] 2021 Firearms Industry Compliance Conference - June 8th - 9th, Orlando, FL

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Orchid LLC and Williams Mullen’s Firearms Industry Group will host the 2021 Firearms Industry Compliance Conference (“FICC”)... The 2021 conference is designed primarily for manufacturing CEO / owners, attorneys, and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Not so Pretty: Cosmetic Company Acquisitions Lead to Contentious Trade Secret Spat

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At the end of 2019, Coty Inc. (“Coty”) expanded its brand portfolio by closing a notable $600 million deal for a majority stake in reality star Kylie Jenner’s young cosmetics company, King Kylie LLC (d/b/a Kylie Cosmetics)....more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now - Enforcing and Expanding Your Brand During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Ed White is joined by Janet Cho to discuss specific strategies to protect and enhance your brand during the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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