Copyright laws and digital locks

Copyright laws and digital locks

For many years, when someone purchased a movie or a song from an Internet site, it would download and it would become “owned” by the device owner.  It could be moved to another device or even copied multiple times.  The artist would get his share of the royalties from the original sale and we’d all […]

How to keep your product from being counterfeited

As a business owner, the last thing you want or need is to find out some third-rate company is making knockoffs of your product and selling them to your consumers.  Not only might someone try to take you to court if the knockoff causes harm, it also severely harms your sales and hits you in […]

5 Ways to Prevent Being a Victim of Cyber Crime

We would all like to think that Cyber Crime does not exist but it’s real; very real. We hear of this happening to other people and we think it will never happen to us. Yes, you might dodge that bullet, but you are just as much at risk as the next person. Here are 5 […]

Lego Robotics Team wins Champion’s Award

Widerman Malek was pleased to sponsor the Stone Royal Gophers, pictured below.  This group of very talented students compete in Lego Robotics and they won the Highest Score on the Robot Runs, and the Champion’s Award.  This award recognizes a team that embodies the FLL experience, by fully embracing the Core Values while achieving excellence and innovation […]

T or F? Improvements to old technologies may be patented.  True. You actually can get a patent on an improvement to an old technology as long as the improvement is something new and it’s not just an obvious improvement—that’s the key. In fact, most technologies are just improvements to things that have come before. T […]

The George Zimmerman Case & Civil Law

In order to not know about the George Zimmerman case you must have been living under a rock since February 26, 2012.  George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin on that date in Sanford, Florida.  The public and the media tried him even before the official trial.  Everyone had their opinion on his guilt or innocence.  […]

The Feds Win!

The Voice of America was created in 1942.  It became famous during World War II when radio emcees would broadcast news, songs, updates and even propaganda to US and Allied citizens, and also to listeners in “enemy territory” who could pick up the broadcast signal.  By the end of World War II, they provided content […]

3 Funny Intellectual Property Lawsuits

In the food industry, intellectual property is extremely important because your brand and its appearance is what sells your product. You never want to “look” like your competition. Trademarks, symbols, mascots, even fonts and colors and packaging materials — all these and more fall under category of law called intellectual property. Here are three interesting and […]

Widerman Malek, PL was honored at the Florida Today Volunteer Recognition Awards ceremony as the 2014 Business of the Year.  The firm has been recognized for its many volunteer efforts through out the year.  Widerman Malek, PL is a community based law firm that gives its time, talents and treasure to support many organizations.  With […]

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