by gzamoradmin | May 27, 2016 | Blog
You know branding is everywhere. You see it every day on billboards, benches, brochures, and buses. You know branding is logos, corporate names, and signature designs. Branding is sports. It’s teams, it’s athletes, it’s gyms, it’s nutritional...
by gzamoradmin | May 17, 2016 | Blog
“You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.” – Warren Buffett. A lot of people don’t think about selling their business when they are starting out, and as the years progress, you spend even...
by gzamoradmin | May 12, 2016 | Blog
CHOOSING A BUSINESS ENTITY – MEETING YOUR GOALS WHILE PROTECTING YOUR BUSINESS Why isn’t everyone a sole-proprietor? Some people are but for some it doesn’t meet their business needs. Who will own your business – you, you and a spouse, you and another person, several...
by gzamoradmin | Jan 26, 2016 | Blog
In June of 2014, the entire football world was thrown into trademark protection upheaval by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) when it issued its famous ruling in Blackhorse v. Pro Football, Inc. Relying on section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, which bars from...
by gzamoradmin | Jan 2, 2015 | Blog
Means-plus-function language has been a highly contested area in the realm of proper claims drafting techniques. Means-plus-function methodology generally includes formally descriptive language as a means for reciting a particular component or method of a claim....
by gzamoradmin | Dec 20, 2014 | Blog
Small business owners frequently write off obtaining a federal trademark registration as an unnecessary expense. Many believe that a trademark is a luxury, one only large, litigious companies can put to proper use. This is certainly an easy mindset to fall into,...