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Episode 140: Do I need a Corporation or a LLC to File a Trademark?

Erik K Pelton

Episode 140: The simple answer is no. You don’t need a corporation or LLC to file but there are some considerations to be made as to whom actually owns the trademark. In this episode, Erik explains some critical items to consider in order to avoid trademark filing complications and even cancellation. The post Episode 140: Do I need a Corporation or a LLC to File a Trademark?

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Licensing Strategies for the Visual Artist

Art Law Journal

Steve Schlackman. Don't be at a disadvantage when negotiating against an experienced opposing party. Here a few things to consider to even the playing field.

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Dorothy Whelan Interviewed By Minnesota Lawyer, “Breaking the Ice: Practice reinvented with patent challenges”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Fish Senior Principal Dorothy Whelan was recently featured by Minnesota Lawyer. The broad-ranging interview with Dorothy notes that her practice was reinvented by focusing on post-grant proceedings. Dorothy began specializing in those proceeding after the America Invents Act created the method of challenging patents before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in 2012.

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What’s in a number? A discussion of two decisions concerning rights in telephone numbers

IP Whiteboard

Most of us don’t think about our telephone numbers very often but these strings of digits can be incredibly important. You might not be able to recall your best friend’s phone number off the top of your head but thanks to a TV ad from the early 2000s you may remember the number for the Reading Writing Hotline (1300 655 506) or the number of the titular Jenny from Tommy Tutone’s 1981 hit tune (867-5309).

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Stipulated Protective Orders During Patent Litigation

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Discovery in patent cases often requires parties to produce confidential technical, business, and financial information. To safeguard this sensitive information, courts issue protective orders limiting who can access it, under what conditions, and for what purpose. Many district courts have model protective orders that parties may use as a starting point for negotiating a stipulated protective order, such as the Northern District of California’s Model Protective Order and the Eastern District of

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Fish & Richardson Principal Whitney Reichel Named to 2020 “Top Women of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Fish & Richardson principal Whitney Reichel has been named to the 2020 list of the “Top Women of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (MLW). Each year, MLW singles out an elite group of legal leaders for this prestigious award. Reichel is an accomplished patent trial lawyer with over 15 years of experience representing some of the world’s largest companies in their highest-stakes IP litigation.

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