Kanye making headlines is not unheard of. He is directing his hostility at Adidas, who he has partnered with since 2013 for his groundbreaking shoe and apparel-line, YEEZY.
For many businesses, it’s a challenge to know which opportunities to take and which to put on hold. One of the biggest pitfalls is to overlook essential ways to capitalize on your intellectual property assets. Most companies invest a lot of time, money, and effort into product development, but they don’t always realize that there may be something within their intellectual property that can be a competitive advantage. Vivid IP’s attorneys have an extensive background in IP protection, and it’s our mission to show clients how to leverage ideas they already own for additional opportunity.
For many businesses, it’s a challenge to know which opportunities to take and which to put on hold. One of the biggest pitfalls is to overlook essential ways to capitalize on your intellectual property assets. Most companies invest a lot of time, money, and effort into product development, but they don’t always realize that there may be something within their intellectual property that can be a competitive advantage. Vivid IP’s attorneys have an extensive background in IP protection, and it’s our mission to show clients how to leverage ideas they already own for additional opportunity.
They say it’s always better to ask for forgiveness than for permission, though I think most copyright owners would disagree. Sampling music is a perfect example—it’s a great way for artists to generate fresh, exciting work by bringing in familiar, existing sounds.
Having a registered trademark is an essential for any business, but acquiring it is only half the battle. Like any other piece of property, your intellectual property is an asset that needs to be policed regularly over the course of your ownership.
The intersection between NFTs and existing intellectual property law remains largely uncharted.
Multiple members of the firm were selected for recognition this year among Georgia attorneys.
We may not always think of ourselves as brand loyalists, but as consumers, that’s what we tend to be. Once we find a brand that we like and trust, and that fits into our lifestyles—we like to stick to it. That’s the power of a strong brand: When it delivers, we integrate it into our daily lives without thinking.
The NCAA rules have prevented student athletes from taking advantage of their success, including earning money and sponsorships from their careers. After many years of pushback, the NCAA is now under enough pressure to make changes to rules over college athletes’ name, image, and likeness rights.
TikTok is not just an app for teenage pop dancers anymore—it is an artfully curated, wildly creative, endless of stream of personalized 60-second info-tainment and teenage pop dancers, depending on how you feed your personal algorithm.
Our firm is excited to announce that Alex Aron and Beth B. Moore have been named to Super Lawyers’ 2021 Georgia Rising Stars list!
A big congratulations is due to our own Marcy Sperry, who’s been included in 2020’s Legal Elite list in Georgia Trend magazine.
Last month, hip-hop singer and rapper Nicki Minaj landed a highly controversial victory. Minaj prevailed in a copyright infringement lawsuit after the Central District of California ruled that her private experimentation with another artist’s music is permissible under the fair use doctrine—even without a license from the copyright holder.
Thinking of forming an LLC? Here’s a quick guide on why and how to do it. And Vivid IP can help!