The Pros and Cons of Arbitration
A significant development in the past decade has been the growing acceptance of binding arbitration, especially with the recent Supreme Court Decision Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 137 S. Ct. ...
Limited Liability Companies Becoming Entity of Choice for New Businesses
By Nestor Cruz, Of Counsel, Dunlap, Bennett & Ludwig In this blog post, we’re illustrating the estate planning and asset protection advantages of using LLCs for newly created businesses. Limited ...
Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts
The U.S. government allocates billions of dollars each year on grants and contracts with private sector contractors who perform boundless amounts of tasks to keep the nation functioning. During these ...
What Kind of Trademark Search Do You Need?
You may have heard that you don’t have to formally trademark your brand to start using it. While this is true, it is also true that without a search beforehand, ...
5 Steps to Get Started on Your Estate Plan
By Linda Graham, Partner, DBL Fort Collins, CO Establishing a comprehensive estate plan can help you feel more confident about the future and ensure that your loved ones will be ...
What is a Trademark “Specimen” and Why is it Important?
A trademark specimen is a real-world example of your brand being used to identify your goods or services (e.g., a photograph of a t-shirt with your brand name on the ...
How to Handle a Trademark Opposition
Receiving a Notice of Publication is perhaps one of the most exciting and gratifying parts of the trademark process short of getting an actual Registration Certificate. Now that you have ...
Trademark Formats: Words vs. Designs vs. Word & Design Combinations
Ownership of a brand often includes several trademark claims, such as a claim to a logo, a claim to a slogan, a claim to a design, or a claim solely ...
Keys to Defending Corporate Fraud
Corporate fraud involves the intentional misrepresentation of company activities or financial information in order to mislead the public and increase company profits. Corporate fraud has become increasingly common in ...
The Principal Register or the Supplemental Register: What’s Best for Your Trademark?
Until you decided to apply for trademark protection, you probably weren’t aware that the federal government has two different trademark registries: The Principal Register and the Supplemental Register. Though ...