I have had a few people tell me lately that I am a “good networker” and ask what groups I am a part of and what events I go to. I reeled off a few of them, but upon further reflection, I didn’t help those people by doing that. I should have told them that … Read more
We discussed infringement last week, but what we didn’t say was this is “direct infringement.” This is when the party who is held responsible is the one who actually engaged in infringing activities. OK, that makes sense, but you’re thinking, “If you are saying that, then there is something else? Someone can be held responsible … Read more
Infringement is a fancy word that pretty much means “used without permission.” We talked about what copyright owners had the right to do. That means others don’t have the right to do those with the copyrighted item without the owner’s permission. If they use it without permission – ding, ding, ding = Infringement! For example, … Read more
Copyright is a form of intellectual property law. That means it protects the intangible aspects of a creative product that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. Specifically, it protects original works of authorship, which is defined pretty broadly to include literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer … Read more
On November 27, 2017, Wisconsin started to allow businesses to be “benefit corporations” as a business entity thanks to the new corporate statutory Chapter 204. A benefit corporation is a corporation formed in accordance with ch. 180 that states in its articles that it is a benefit corporation and has a purpose of creating general public benefit. … Read more
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Oh, no! This company says we are infringing their trademark. They say we need to stop by, wait, that date has already past. They say they are going to sue! Well, %#@$, now what? First, take a deep breath. Then, you can set a course of action (or inaction). Whether it comes in an envelope, … Read more
Last week, we talked generally about cease and desist letters. But, when do you actually send them and how? By whom? The answer was hinted at last week, and it boils down to my two favorite words: It depends. So let’s go into what it depends upon. When do you send one? First, you send … Read more
Cease and desist letters are no fun. They are no fun to send, and they are certainly no fun to receive. They are usually the first shot across the bow when a trademark owner believes that someone is using a mark that is just a little too close for comfort. Instead of jumping straight into … Read more
