by Burt Skiba | Aug 17, 2023 | Intellectual Property, Trademark
Introduction In the realm of television, certain characters and settings leave an indelible mark on viewers’ minds. One such iconic location is Schrute Farms, the beet farm and bed-and-breakfast owned by the eccentric Dwight Schrute in the beloved TV series...
by Clark Proffitt | May 10, 2023 | Intellectual Property, Trademark
We all have that friend – or many friends – that have done “some modeling.” Let’s say your friend did in fact sit in on a photo shoot or two for a new toe ring company modeling their tasteful toe rings. Ten years later, your friend finds out that their photos are...
by Burt Skiba | May 10, 2023 | Intellectual Property, Patent
The Supreme Court has decided to take up the enablement requirement in Amgen v. Sanofi. A great deal of what we do as patent attorneys is try to make our client’s patent protection as broad as possible. We get broad protection by drafting the claims of the patent as...
by Burt Skiba | May 10, 2023 | Intellectual Property, Trademark
Crumbl Cookie has filed a lawsuit against two growing cookie businesses Dirty Dough and Crave. Crumbl makes several claims declaring that Dirty Dough and Crave both have decor, presentation and packaging that is confusingly similar to the Crumbl Cookie brand....
by Burt Skiba | May 10, 2023 | Intellectual Property
What is an Intellectual Property When asked what I do for a living I say that I am an Intellectual Property Attorney and then the blank stares start to come. The next question I have to usually answer is what is an Intellectual Property Attorney? Then comes the long...
by Burt Skiba | May 10, 2023 | Business Law, Intellectual Property, Trade name
So, what exactly is a DBA? DBA is an acronym for Doing Business as. Your business may want to take on a trade or fictitious name that is not the legal name of your business. Another name for a DBA is a trade name. Each state allows you to register your trade name...
