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Trade Dress Litigation Involving Two Large Manufacturers Of Distilled Spirits

December 20th, 2016 by

Two large players in the distilled spirits space are involved in trade dress litigation filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The claims involve product appearance, specifically claims by Diageo that the Sazerac product marketed under the name Dr. McGillicuddy’s is likely to confuse consumers in the marketplace. A side-by-side

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Gaining the Courage to Start Your Own Firm

December 16th, 2016 by

Listen as New Solo host, Adriana Linares, interviews Amy Cahill, the founder of Cahill-IP, PLLC. Amy and Adriana discuss the challenges many lawyers encounter when faced with the decision to start up a firm of their own. Amy speaks about what motivated her to start her practice and encourages other attorneys to take this leap

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Digital Branding – What Girl on Which Train?

October 21st, 2016 by

  Sales of Girl on a Train have enjoyed a significant boost from a movie of the same title – or is it the same title? The Girl on the Train was a best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins that was made into movie blockbuster staring Emily Blunt released last month.  As you might imagine, the

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E commerce Meets Bricks and Mortar – Or the Other Way Around?

December 7th, 2015 by

Amazon opened its first bricks and mortar store in Seattle last month.  The company calls the store (a book store) an “extension” of Amazon.com.  An extension? Online retailers are starting to see the benefits of actual physical spaces with human beings in them.  The number one cited benefit is the ability to observe customers and

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Product Picture Thumbnails – Trademark Use or Something Else?

November 30th, 2015 by

There is no effective way to describe to someone who does not use social media or shop online the ways in which the information delivery systems differ from what they know. This is because the entire platform interacts with the human data intake system differently. It is like visiting another country and having to peel

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Is Digital Branding Better?

November 18th, 2015 by

There has been a lot of recent attention on a publication called “The Oldie.” The Oldie celebrates all things “not modern” in a way that makes them seem cool.  Think aloof but clever curmudgeon, less like Archie Bunker and more like Sherlock Holmes. The Oldie is of course a backlash against a digital age where

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