Blogs
New State Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Laws
by evansfox | Jun 6, 2018 | General Business, Government
New changes to New York workplace laws are a reaction to the #MeToo campaign. These legal updates increase efforts to combat workplace harassment. Here are some things business owners need to know about, and in some cases, take immediate action, to avoid loss of...
3 apps unlock hidden income sources for big city restaurants and bars
by evansfox | Jun 6, 2018 | General Business, Restaurants & Bar, Tips For the Entrepreneur
Bars and restaurants are often situated in prime locations. They pay the highest rent for this class A retail space in popular areas with a high volume of foot traffic, especially in high demand tourist and business visitor locations in major cities. Creative...
Illinois Bar Sued for 7 Songs
by evansfox | Jun 4, 2018 | Copyright, Restaurants & Bar
An Illinois bar was sued last month for public performances of 7 songs without a music license. In this case, BMI and Against the Wind Publishing sued the bar and its owners personally after an alleged 80 attempts to reach the bar owners about buying a license,...
C-licensees or the grandfathered beer wholesale license (often called “beverage centers”) can sell these items:
by evansfox | May 23, 2018 | General Business
non-alcoholic snack foods (defined as ready to eat finger foods ordinarily intended to be served cold or at room temperature, such as nut and seed meats, cooked pork rinds, pretzels, popped corn and a variety of other similar finger foods which are prepared from...
What is an NDA?
by evansfox | May 3, 2018 | NDA
What is an NDA? Sometimes called confidentiality agreements, and more recently “hush agreements”, non-disclosure agreements provide the guidelines for use, and restrictions on use, for information being provided by one party, “the discloser” to another party, “the...
Lessons for brewfest event organizers
by evansfox | Apr 9, 2018 | Trademark
The founders behind CookieCon commenced a lawsuit against the organizers of LA Cookie Con & Sweets Show! claiming the competitor is infringing its federally registered trademark. CookieCon has been a series of hosted 3-day conventions in Salt Lake City since 2012....
Is it really a sale price? It better be, if you claim it is
by evansfox | Apr 8, 2018 | General Business
Online wine retailer Wines ‘Til Sold Out was sued in a class action for allegedly tricking customers into buying wines by listing original prices at which the products were never actually sold and exaggerating percentage discounts to make shoppers think they were...
Did you know changing architects can put you at risk for copyright infringement and DCMA claims?
by evansfox | Apr 7, 2018 | Copyright, Restaurants & Bar
The popular Five Guys chain was sued by a former architecture firm after it switched to a new architectural firm started by one of the employees who had worked on projects at the former architectural company. When the employee forged out on his own, the chain took its...
As your production grows, you may need to review your marketing message and label content
by evansfox | Apr 6, 2018 | Distillery, Restaurants & Bar
A customer sued Tito’s Handmade Vodka claiming the distiller misled consumers into believing it was handmade when the production process was actually “highly automated.” Recently settled, the customer was bringing a class action suit because the product name deceived...
Lesson of the day: When employees leave, they can take your proprietary property with them.
by evansfox | Apr 5, 2018 | Copyright, Restaurants & Bar
The owner of six Italian restaurants and wine bars in New York City known as Passon & Passon sued two former employees alleging they opened a "copycat" wine bar in Chicago, infringing its trademarks on design (trade dress) and menu by replicating “virtually every...
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