Many new business owners make the costly mistake of putting the cart before the horse, meaning that after creating a business name and/or logo, they invest in pricey marketing materials, websites and advertising strategies BEFORE consulting a trademark attorney. An astute business owner first seeks counsel from an attorney to: 1) Conduct a trademark novelty search, 2) Provide an analysis on the availability of a business name/logo and 3) Issue a risk report of potentially li

Intellectual Property protection for musicians is essential. While a musician's creations are protected by common law, filing for copyright registration provides serval additional advantages, including public notice of ownership and legal evidence of ownership as well as maximum recovery of damages in the event of infringement. In addition to seeking copyright registration for musical works, it would be prudent for musicians to invest in trademark protection for their band na

Traditionally, copyright litigation has been dominated by the music industry; primarily with record labels and artists combating the surge in illegally copying and distribution of their art spawned by the growth of the internet in the last 20 years and secondarily by artists' squabbles over who sang it first, a la Gaye v. Thicke & Williams. However in a recent turn of events, it seems that the $13 Billion a year adult entertainment industry is now dominating the docket with f