Law firms today are increasingly looking at innovation to help distinguish their practice offerings, strategy, and leadership, and need inspiring marketing to develop meaningful campaigns that resonate with their audiences.
- October 01, 2019Vivian Hood
So, you've been in your role in the marketing department at your firm for a few years. Things are going well — but you want to expand your skill set, try something new, or take on a fresh challenge. The lawyers you work with routinely attend CLE classes so why shouldn't you focus on your own professional development?
October 01, 2019John J. BuchananBecoming a renowned expert in your field will bring you the best files from the most profitable clients — and the shortest path to becoming a thought leader is to write a blog.
October 01, 2019Larry BodineThis summer, the Madrid System turned 30 years old, and as two more countries prepare to join the Madrid Protocol we look at how the Madrid System has grown as it enters full adulthood.
October 01, 2019Stacey C. KalamarasNow that we are in the digital age, questions have been raised about the trade dress of websites and apps.
October 01, 2019Nicole D. GalliA look at the gray area of infringement of U.S. patents in the U.S., but with related consequences or actions outside the U.S.
October 01, 2019Aaron DavidsonPenn State Files Trademark Lawsuit against Sports Beer Brewing Company Can OSU Trademark the Word "The"?
October 01, 2019Howard Shire and Christine WellerThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that a series of silkscreen paintings and prints by Andy Warhol based on a photograph of music legend Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith constituted a transformative fair use.
October 01, 2019Robert W. Clarida and Robert J. BernsteinThere have been disputes over rights to the two existing photographs of blues icon Robert Johnson as well as over who was his rightful heir. The latest court decision involves a contingency fee agreement originally entered into by a law firm hired by Johnson's son, who died in 2015. The case offers an example of what rights counsel may gain from such an arrangement following the death of the signatory client.
October 01, 2019Stan SoocherIn a nearly half-century-long legal dispute over the rights to John Steinbeck's works, the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's $5 million compensatory damages award against the author's daughter-in-law but vacated punitive damages against the heir.
October 01, 2019Alaina Lancaster










