This presentation will provide an overview of trademarks including the nuts and bolts of trademark selection, filing, use, and maintenance, as well as pitfalls to avoid in each step of the process. This presentation will help you to understand how to define a trademark, evaluate trademark strength, walk through the trademark filing process, and discuss possible pitfalls in the trademark process. The presentation also will address the risks in using another’s trademarks and/or comparing products in advertising, and then conclude with a discussion of several court decisions that advise as to what marks are protectable and the likelihood of confusion test used in determining whether a mark is registrable and/or infringed.
This companion program to Part 1 goes deeper into the rhetorical power of Shakespeare, emphasizing h...
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This program examines critical 2025-2026 developments in patent eligibility for software and AI inve...
This CLE program covers the most recent changes affecting IRS information reporting, with emphasis o...
This program provides a detailed examination of the Black Market Peso Exchange (BMPE), one of the mo...
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This CLE program examines attorneys’ ethical duties in managing electronically stored informat...
This presentation provides an overview of copyright law particularly as it applies to music. The pre...
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