Use of Third Party Trademarks

U.S trademark laws require trademark owners to actively enforce their rights or risk losing them. As such, mark owners are obligated to employ solid enforcement strategies in an effort to enforce their rights against potential infringers. Despite having strong enforcement strategies, there have been instances where third parties have escaped liability for use of a mark without the mark owner’s …

Copyright Issues in Self – Publishing

With the influx of new self-publishing services such as Amazon KDP and Createspace, self-publishing has become an appealing option for up and coming writers. The world of literary publishing is filled with copyright concerns typically placed in the hands of the writer’s publishing house, equipped with its own legal counsel. A writer who self-publishes is usually left with the responsibility …