One step forward, two steps back: State efforts to reduce licensing backlogs are meaningless to New York alcohol manufacturers with the Federal gove...
Paris Hilton not Flattered by Imitation
Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton launched a line of fragrances and bath products in 2004. Last year, Perfume Palace unveiled its line of fragrance and...
We Don’t Drink that Poison in this Neck of the Woods!
Crown Royal’s purple bag with gold trim is distinctive trade dress that is protected on the Federal Trademark Register. Mexcor, Inc. manufactures an...
Risks of Do-It-Yourself Patent Licenses
Patent license agreements are complex legal agreements. If you download a form on the internet, you risk not acquiring all of the rights you need to e...
Licensing Applications Affected By Revocation Proceedings
What happens if you have a pending revocation proceeding and you want to file something at the State Liquor Authority? The answer depends on what you ...
Buy All of It, Up Front
Just because you hire and pay someone to write something for you (promotional and marketing materials, a software code or newsletter and blog content)...
Royalty Audits are a Must for Licensors
Many licensors don’t take the time to conduct annual audits. This is one issue than can lead to shareholders claims of IP portfolio mismanagement. S...
New Year’s Resolution for your patent strategy: 5 steps to an effective defense for prior art rejections
March 2013 is just around the corner, and with it come the new patent laws initiated by the approval of the America Invents Act. This New Year’s, ma...
Checklist of issues to address in patent license transactions
In this economy, everyone is looking for ways to make the most of their money. The internet is a fountain of information and resources to self-educate...
SLA Full Board Meetings
The Full Board of the New York State Liquor Authority generally holds two public meetings a month to render decisions on licensing and disciplinary ma...