Copyright Law
The NFT Marketplace: Philosophy, Legal Issues, and Risk
April 25, 2022The NFT marketplace has exploded, and so has legal risk for its participants. Commercial entities and consumers alike see NFTs as marketing tools, investment strategies, and business drivers. All participants are trying to determine the rules for the road, philosophically as well as legally. This blog focuses on the philosophical underpinnings of the NFT’s ecosystem and associated legal issues.
Read More...Hilfer Law Recognized as 2021 Women Legal Entrepreneur of the Year
March 18, 2021Kyle-Beth Hilfer, Esq. was honored to receive the Women Owned Law (WOL) 2021 Women Legal Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Read More...Sweepstakes or Contest Legality: How to Avoid Entrant Confusion
February 1, 2021A sweepstakes or contest may suffer from legal risk because of lack of attention to the consumer experience and entrant confusion.
Read More...Ghost Kitchens: Intellectual Property Protection and Branding
November 12, 2020Kyle-Beth Hilfer spoke about the pandemic’s effects on restaurants’ intellectual property protection and regulatory issues with branding ghost kitchens.
Read More...U.S. Supreme Court Ruling: Why Trademark Searches Could Actually Save you Money
April 24, 2020Skipping trademark searches may cost you your profits if your trademarks infringe on third party’s rights. This week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil Group, Inc. underscores why trademark searches can actually end up saving you money.
Read More...Protecting A Restaurant’s Intellectual Property (and More)
October 21, 2019Protecting a restaurant’s intellectual property is about more than its trademarks and copyrights.The restaurant industry is in a state of transformation as it accesses technology and maintains connections with customers in exciting new ways. As a result, multidisciplinary threats to a restaurant brand’s reputation loom large. On November 26, 2019, Kyle-Beth Hilfer will present a CLE webinar “Protecting Intellectual Property in the Restaurant Industry: Trademarks, Copyrights, Social Media, and Marketing Issues.”
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