Having an open and free marketplace is essential to have a prosperous economy. When businesses are competing for customers it gives those customers the benefits of more choices, lower prices, better quality and more innovation. The laws of the competitive marketplace are enforced by the FTC, Federal Trade Commission. The antitrust laws they enforce […]
The United States Department of Labor has enacted employment laws to protect both employees and employers in the workplace. These laws protect people in the workplace from discrimination, violence, unfair pay practices, health and safety violation and the like. Labor disputes go back to 1636 when fishermen went on strike of the coast of […]
Florida Today (Originally Published in Florida Today) Business Q&A By Edward J. Kinberg The basic difference is pretty simple. Articles of Incorporation are public records, Bylaws are not. In Florida, most businesses must file some sort of organizational document with the Secretary of State’s Office before starting to do business in the State. For […]
One thing I like to do is compare movies, TV shows and books to real life. Is this something that could happen? Are the facts around the story real? Do the doctors on Grey’s Anatomy use actual medical terms and procedures? Are the arrests made on Law and Order SVU real charges? So, in […]
The Canaveral Pen Women April Meeting 10 AM Saturday April 11, 2015 Suntree/Viera Library 902 Jordan Blass Drive Melbourne Speaker The Canaveral Pen Women Intellectual Property Attorney The Canaveral Pen Women is a branch of the Florida State Association of The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. (FSA/NLAPW), a nonprofit umbrella organization that […]
The argument over intellectual property rights has been around for a long time. There is a quote from Thomas Jefferson where he talks about those who receive ideas from him are receiving a lesson. He says that it doesn’t diminish his idea. He likens it to someone lighting a candle from the light of […]
March 25, 2015 Contact: Mark Malek Tel. 321-255-2332 Email: mark@uslegalteam.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KELLY G. SWARTZ Widerman Malek, PL is pleased to announce that Kelly G. Swartz of Ingenuity Law has joined the firm as a Patent Attorney. Swartz, a member of the Florida bar, graduated from the University of Florida with a degree […]
The fashion phenomenon Louis Vuitton filed a lawsuit in 2007 for trademark dilution and copyright infringement. The case was formally known as Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Haute Diggity Dog. The suit was against the pet product company called Haute Diggity Dog. It was based in Nevada and created a product line called Chewy Vuitton. […]
Attorneys J. Mason Williams, Dan Pierron and Eric Hostetler attended the Primerus Young Lawyers seminar at the Law Offices of Ferris & Britton in San Diego, California, where they met with attorneys and other professionals from around the world to learn and discuss the newest and best ways to serve their clients’ needs.
