by Creative Genius Law | Uncategorized
You’re a genius. (You knew that right?) And finally, you started sharing your mind-blowing craft with the world. Your words. Your art. Your images. Your sounds (think music, podcasts, etc). Larger-than-life opportunities are in your midst. So, share on. The...
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Did you hear? Source The world-famous Garrett’s Popcorn (legally registered as CaramelCrisp, LLC) is embroiled in a battle with Minnesota-based Candyland, Inc. over the trademark for “Chicago Mix.” In the second city, we associate that...
by Creative Genius Law | Legal Planning For Growth, Uncategorized
Entrepreneurship has taught me more life lessons than any other life experiences. Fact. My business has changed quite a bit over these past few years: I’ve gone from pink, black and gray as my brand colors to now watermelon and blue. I’ve gone from having...
by Creative Genius Law | Legal Planning For Growth, Uncategorized
Photo: Creative Commons As you may have heard, the heirs of Aunt Jemima filed a $2 billion dollar lawsuit against Quaker Oats and Pepsi. The woman, eventually known to America as “Aunt Jemima” was Anna Short Harrington, grandmother of DW Hunter. He filed the class...
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Photo: RJ Shaughnessy (public domain) You may have heard by now that Lil’ Wayne is facing a lawsuit against the original owner of the youngmoney.com domain. TMZ reported that, in 2011, the rapper purchased the domain from it’s owner for a whopping $600,000....
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Enjoy our visual supplement to the iBlOG series. Print it. Share it. Use it. Just don’t remove our copyright notice from it.
by Creative Genius Law | Uncategorized
These days…. Everybody has a blog. Maybe you were one of the originals who published a niche blog that now has major buzz. Or, you started a blog as an outlet for your creative energy. Or, maybe you thought it would be good for business. Or, just needed someone...
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You blog purely out of passion. You absolutely love what you do, and if you are honest…writing is therapeutic. It’s your escape from the rapid-fire world that is your reality. But, you have real talent and your readers know it. They constantly check for what...
by Creative Genius Law | Uncategorized
You work. Hard. Everyday, you push out content that makes people cry like their sanity depends on it (from laughter, inspiration or reflection). It took you a moment to settle into this whole “blogging” thing but the moment that you accepted it was more than a thing...
by Creative Genius Law | Uncategorized
Q: Can I trademark a hashtag? A: The short answer is yes. A trademark identifies the source of a product or service. If your hashtag is linked to your thing and it’s unique, then you can probably protect it with a trademark registration. Ask yourself these...