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by Gammon & Grange, P.C. | May 10, 2023 | Intellectual Property, Nonprofits
The iconic Coca-Cola® brand is worth about $74 billion. With thousands, millions, and even billions of dollars at stake when it comes to brand recognition, most for-profit companies recognize the importance of trademarks, which protect an organization's intellectual...
by Gammon & Grange, P.C. | May 4, 2023 | Intellectual Property
Your organization is on course to establish a powerful brand identity with the introduction of an exciting brand logo. Protecting this intellectual property asset (i.e., mark) is essential to safeguard and distinguish your position in the industry. It's therefore...
by Gammon & Grange, P.C. | Apr 20, 2023 | Intellectual Property
The No. 1 way to protect your intellectual property and collect copyright statutory damages is to register your work with U.S. Copyright Office as early as possible. Although registration is not required to protect your creative work (including books, music, video,...
by nancylesourd | Apr 10, 2023 | Intellectual Property
Art or Artifice? The AI Threat to Human Authorship New guidance from the United States Copyright Office (i.e., the Office) has made it clear that the use of generative AI in a creative work could prevent a claim to copyright ownership of that work. This article...
by Gammon & Grange, P.C. | Apr 4, 2023 | Intellectual Property
If it feels like scammers and charlatans are hiding in every digital corner of the internet, it's because they often are. Within the past few years, deceptive practices have taken the form of trademark scams. And they're targeting creators and organizations who enact...
by George R. Grange II | Mar 20, 2023 | Nonprofits
“God is not a God of disorder but of peace — as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people … Let all things be done decently and in order” (ESV, 1 Cor. 14:33–40). Paul offered this guidance to the church in Corinth when their meetings became chaotic and disorderly....
by George R. Grange II | Mar 16, 2023 | Nonprofits
“Every good church is messy.” Many Christian leaders promote this idea as a challenge for believers to accept the messiness inherent in all churches in a fallen world. After all, the church is made of sinners who are in the process of becoming like Christ. We should...
by Gammon & Grange, P.C. | Mar 13, 2023 | Intellectual Property
When you hear “Nissan”, what do you think of? A car manufacturer or computer company? Unfortunately for Nissan Motor Co., customers who visit www.nissan.com do not find a car website but a website for a small computer company based in Raleigh, NC. That’s because the...
by Gammon & Grange, P.C. | Mar 10, 2023 | Intellectual Property
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare’s poetic observation is well-taken in the world of star-crossed lovers, but it falls short in the realm of intellectual property. Your company name can make or break...
by Derek L. Gaubatz | Mar 6, 2023 | Employment Law
Recent actions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) signal a pronounced shift in the balance between employer and employee rights, concerning non-disparagement agreements and the potential for an FTC non-compete ban....
