Trademark Attorney

Who owns the trademark to “You’re fired!”?

Hint: It’s not who you think

By Peter Lemire

Since it seems Donald Trump is on everyone’s radar screen, I decided that I must write a column on “The Donald.” Before you roll your eyes and prepare to tune out another political rant, let me assure you that my focus is purely related to intellectual property and […]

The Misunderstood Trade Secret – Can She Help Your Business Out?

Over the years, we have had thousands of consultations with prospective clients. I cannot think of a single time when I was asked about protecting the prospective client’s trade secrets. Trademarks, all the time. Patents, almost daily. Copyrights, regularly. Trade secrets. What?

It’s not like transactional intellectual property attorneys (lawyers that protect your intellectual property or […]

January 31st, 2012|

Chick-Fil-A – the tale of a trademark bully

The Internet has been a boon for trademark litigators. Using Google, the United States Patent and Trademark Office website and using various other third-party sites, company owners, executives and legal counsel can easily search and find other companies using marks similar to those they call their own. And once they find those dirty rotten trademark […]

December 29th, 2011|

This Ain’t Judge Judy

Attorneys, in general, are a pretty competitive bunch. Most of us can be qualified as type A personalities (or at minimum, A-). A lot of successful business people fall into this category as well.

While this drive to win (or achieve something that is perceived as winning), most likely is responsible for getting the attorney or […]

December 29th, 2011|
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