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The Importance of Federal Trademark Registration

By Kurt Leyendecker

Perhaps now more than ever, it is important for a business to federally register its trademarks.  While a business does accrue trademark rights just through use and a federal registration is not required to establish trademark rights, the failure to register the mark can severely compromise the breadth and scope of trademark rights, […]

Choosing a Patent Lawyer: Local or Remote?

By Kurt Leyendecker

Choosing a lawyer for any legal issue is challenging. You may have little or no experience about your particular legal issue and you may not know how to discern a good lawyer from a bad lawyer.  You may be concerned (and even fearful) of the potential cost of hiring legal representation.  You may […]

COVID-19 Update for Leyendecker & Lemire

Leyendecker & Lemire is open and will remain open throughout the current crisis. However, the Firm is modifying our operating procedure to ensure our clients, our attorneys, and our staff are safe from undue transmission of this virus.  The Firm continues to offer free ½ hour consultations with prospective clients.  Under normal conditions we prefer […]

Revenge of the Tweet

Can republishing a tweet cost your business $150,000?

By Peter Lemire

According to a recent decision from the Southern District of New York, it certainly can. With the ever-present utilization of social media in modern-day online advertising and websites, more and more companies are utilizing information and content which they didn’t necessarily create.

In this particular case, several […]

Bitcoin – A Bit Shady

Determining the meaning and value of the cryptocurrency

By Kurt Leyendecker

I am confused. Very confused. You see, I had a silly idea to write an article about the trademark rights associated with BITCOIN. I think I have less of an understanding of all things Bitcoin now than I did before I began my research. The problem […]

Consumer Reviews – The Rules Have Changed

The March 2017 passage of the Consumer Review Fairness Act protects people’s ability to share their honest opinions about a business’ products, services or conduct.

By Peter Lemire

There’s no doubt in today’s electronically driven economy, online reviews are an important part of business. Tools such as GoogleYelp, Facebook and others provide platforms for […]

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