by Creative Genius Law | Trademarks
Federal trademark law has always prohibited the registration and ownership of federal trademarks that may disparage … persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs or national symbols. The U.S. Supreme Court. It applies specifically to racial and ethnic groups,...
by Creative Genius Law | Copyright
Powell_v_Robinson_et_al Creative Genius Law is the strategic legal partner for creative entrepreneurs and innovative businesses. We work with creators to protect and monetize their content through a copyright and licensing strategy If you’d like to start the...
by Creative Genius Law | Trademarks
1-main Creative Genius Law is the strategic legal partner for creative entrepreneurs and innovative businesses. We work with brands to develop, protect and monetize their trademark strategy. If you’d like to start the conversation, submit an intake...
by Patrice Perkins | Legal Planning For Growth, Trademarks
You’ve started a collection of signature t-shirts with dope, original phrases. They sell better than even you expected. People love them. You expand the brand — mo’ phrases, mo’ shirts, mo’ money. You apparently possess a great mix of hard work and...
by Patrice Perkins | Contracts and Collabs, Copyright, Legal Planning For Growth, Trademarks
You are a creative entrepreneur with a massive vision expanding every day. Some of your friends have run successful crowdfunding campaigns for their businesses and you’ve wondered if you should do the same. Before President Obama signed the JOBS Act in 2012, you could...
by Patrice Perkins | Copyright, Legal Planning For Growth
Prince was no stranger to legal matters and doing what was necessary to protect his intellectual property ownership. In 1993, we saw him change his name from Prince to The Artist Formerly Known As… in order to get out of a contract with Warner Brothers. Then,...
by Patrice Perkins | The Entrepreneur Journey
“Maybe creative entrepreneurs wouldn’t have to always work so hard because one day, their intellectual property would start to work for them.” -Patrice One of the questions I’m asked most often when people find out what I do is “How did you get here?” Initially,...
by Patrice Perkins | Legal Planning For Growth, Trademarks
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you probably understand just how important it is that you own the trademarks for your brand. You may be toying with the idea of just handling it yourself. You’ve searched Google for identical brands. You’ve searched the...
by Patrice Perkins | Contracts and Collabs, Legal Planning For Growth
Typically, when we hear the phrase, “starving artist” we think of an artist in the traditional sense — visual artists, poets, writers, right? But, when I talk about the starving artist mentality I am referring to it in a broader sense as it applies...
by Patrice Perkins | The Entrepreneur Journey
Contrary to the status quo belief, being a creative entrepreneur is not about being “fearless” at all. It’s about pushing through fear even when you want to run. The ability to keep trudging along during tough times is what separates those who...
