by Madan Law | Jun 25, 2018 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, SBSO, Trademarks
It’s #SmallBusinessShoutOut time!! This week, we want to highlight, Sophic Synergistics. Sophic Synergistics is a consulting firm, with a focus on business consulting and business information in the fields of human factors and engineering. The goal is to increase...
by Madan Law | Jun 20, 2018 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
Photograph by Wendy Maeda / The Boston Globe via Getty Did you know that Kate Spade had not been at the helm of her eponymous label for over a decade? Using your name as your trademark can help your brand, but can also cause issues. Her name became one of the most...
by Madan Law | Jun 18, 2018 | Branding, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, SBSO, Trademarks
It’s #SmallBusinessShoutOut time!! This week we want to show some love for Ceremity. Ceremity is a full-service, technology, consulting firm at the top of Houston’s fastest growing companies. They are the brains, behind all your business technology needs, that will...
by Madan Law | Jun 14, 2018 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
Gucci and GUESS have ended their nine-year-long battle over the famous interlocking “GG” logo on a tan background and diamond pattern. In 2009 Gucci and GUESS went to court over claims that GUESS was engaging in unfair competition, counterfeiting, and trademark...
by Madan Law | Jun 11, 2018 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, SBSO, Trademarks
It’s #SmallBusinessShoutOut time!! Today, we want to share some love for ASK A CLEAN PERSON!! Jolie Kerr is a columnist and author, based out of New York city, who is behind the ASK A CLEAN PERSON blog and podcast. Jolie was on the New York Times bestselling list...
by Madan Law | Jun 7, 2018 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
Artwork is stolen and appropriated all the time, but what happens when big businesses (allegedly) steal small-time artists’ designs? It (allegedly) happens more often than you would think. Lili Chin is an artist out of Los Angeles, that specializes in dog...
by Madan Law | Jun 4, 2018 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Madan Law, SBSO, Trademarks
It’s #SmallBusinessShoutout time!! Today, we want to show some love to “SEMIRAMIS!” These confectioners of fine chocolates and sweets are bringing to Houston, their very first location in the United States. They began in Damascus, Syria, in the 1920s and expanded to...
by Madan Law | May 29, 2018 | Intellectual Property, Patent
Photo Credit: https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/05/16/apple-seeks-1-billion-samsung-retrial-patent-violations/ Surely you’ve heard of the two “small” companies Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics (“Samsung”)? The retrial of the ongoing case between the two...
by Madan Law | May 23, 2018 | Branding, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
Photo Credit: expressnews.com Buc-ee’s has won its trademark battle against Choke Canyon. Buc-ee’s filed the federal trademark lawsuit against its competitor in December 2015, stating that Choke Canyon infringed on the Buc-ee’s...
by Madan Law | May 22, 2018 | Branding, Intellectual Property, SBSO, Trademarks
Photo Credit: thefashionlaw.com Metadata tags are keywords used in Google searches to direct the user to webpages one might be searching for. In Adidas v. Skechers, Skechers was found to have used metadata tags on its website to direct consumers searching for the...
