As was discussed in our last post in our Intellectual Property 101 series, the holder of a copyright in a work is granted five exclusive rights in their work: the right to reproduce the work, the right to prepare derivative works based upon the work, the right to distribute the work, the right to [...]
It’s one thing to decide to go into business with someone. It’s a whole other thing entirely when that someone is your sister!
There is a terrific article in this week’s Business Week detailing the “pros” and “cons” of going into business with a family member. Although such an arrangement is fraught with certain unique risks [...]
Michael Jackson’s passing earlier this week has put a renewed focus on the need for a proper estate plan. For those who are interested, here is a copy of the will filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Jackson’s behalf. Of particular note is the ability of the named executors to dispose of Jackson’s [...]
Intellectual property law can be very confusing. It seems like not a week goes by when we’re not asked by someone to “help me patent my logo” (you can’t patent a logo) or informed that “we have a trademark in our software” (the name of software can be trademarked, but not the software itself). [...]
