Lawsuit. Art on Body. Tattoo. Anyone who follows social trends knows that tattoos are the rave today, particularly among the millennial generation. But can your tattoo, the art on your body, open you up to a lawsuit, particularly for copyright infringement? The answer...
Make or Break a Business. According to the company’s latest stats, an average of 145-million people visit Yelp each month. Some look at reviews posted by other users, while others post reviews on their experiences with local businesses. The popularity of the site...
Uber. Contract. How many times have you downloaded an app to your smartphone or software to your personal computer? Most people have done this dozens of times. Notice that sometimes when you install an app/program you are asked to click on a box that says you “Agree”...
Trademark. Proof. NEWS Flash! If you don’t use your registered trademark you WILL lose it. Back in July of 2012, the USPTO implemented a pilot program called, Proof of Use. The USPTO (Trademark Office) randomly selected 500 registrations where Section 8 and...
Justice. This past March, a California judge sentenced a Stanford University student to six months in prison for sexually assaulting a female student outside of a university frat party in January of 2015. Brock Turner, a member of Stanford’s swimming team, was...
Music During Campaign Rallies. The political season is in full swing with candidates doing all they can to get those votes in November, and not just for the presidency but for the Senate and House elections as well. Candidates use a variety of tactics to get in touch...
APP. Mobile Messaging. California based attorney Mark Geragos, who has represented high profile clients such as Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson, is now taking on Snapchat, a mobile messaging app launched in 2011, which allows users to share videos, photos, text and...
Trademark Infringement. When people think of trademark lawsuits they usually don’t expect institutions of learning to be involved, but most colleges, universities, and private schools are in fact businesses and compete for tuition money with other schools, thus their...
Collaborator. Joint Ownership. It seems like everyday, in one of my writing discussion groups, folks are looking for someone to collaborate with, on a writing project. They want someone to help them write books, screenplays, and blogs. The problem is those seemingly...