The Legal Blog

As we happily train our AI on such content, are we trampling over the rights of the original content creators? 

BJ Novak can legally protect his image with his right of publicity

Protecting your secret sauce as a trade secret is valuable intellectual property.

When you are accused of copyright infringement, your business, your finances, and your reputation are jeopardized!

You’ve been working hard. You’ve built a social media following. People online know, like, and trust you and your business. And now it’s time to go to the next step. Social media advertising. Super Exciting! But wait…says the attorney. (hint: that’s me) Are your ads legally compliant? You have no clue? You are not alone […]

THE CORONAVIRUS AND SMALL BUSINESS LAW SERIES This blog post series provides key legal tips to help you secure your business success during the Coronavirus pandemic.  With this knowledge, you can return to what you do best – your service or product. Today’s topic: Pivoting from Brick & Mortar to an Online Business during the […]

Every morning I peruse the news on my phone while enjoying my first cup of coffee. Today, this caught my eye: LinkedIn Reaches 675 Million Members, Continues to See ‘Record Levels of Engagement’ The article, published on January 31, 2020 by Social Media Today, summarized the findings of Microsoft’s FY20 Q2 Report including the fact […]

Development of an innovation strategy builds an intellectual property “fence” for your company. This “IP” fence draws a boundary around your company’s intellectual property. What is intellectual property? It includes your patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and publications. The fence formation of the fence may take many forms. Offensive intellectual property positions: attracts investors and […]

Using free stock photos and images can put you at risk.

When a client comes to me with a legal dispute, requesting my help with conflict resolution, most times the dispute relates to a “relationship gone wrong.”  What does that mean exactly? At the beginning of a relationship, even a business relationship, you’re in what’s referred to as the “honeymoon phase”.  At these early stages, novelty […]