By Art MacCord Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 38 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new rules and practice tips of interest to intellectual property attorneys. Please click on the links below for the most recent updates. U.S. Copyright Office […]
By Joyce Brafford I was recently very fortunate to participate in Law Firm Retreats at the NCBA’s Annual Meeting in Asheville. As always, the Annual Meeting was jam-packed with interesting and educational programs. But Law Firm Retreats was a new program, and I wasn’t entirely sure how it would be received or what type of […]
By Josh McIntyre Three things begin happening between May and June that let me know summer is here: I have to wait at least two minutes till the AC kicks in before I can stand to drive my car. Parking on Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill is readily available. The number of automatic reply […]
Sports & Entertainment Law Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following, recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the section: FTC Warns Celebrities Over Social Media Endorsements Court Looks To Ink Decision In Tattoo Copyright Dispute Adidas Steps On the Toes Of Art Basel In Sneaker Lawsuit Prize […]
By Art MacCord Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 38 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new rules and practice tips of interest to intellectual property attorneys. Please click on the links below for the most recent updates. Examination Guidance for […]
By Kimberly M. Johnson Do you remember your property law instructor? I do. He was an old school kinda guy who believed each of his paralegal students should know everything about contracts and title research. Our dedication (and grades) were tested each week when he gave us projects to complete at the local courthouse. Mind […]
By William Joseph Austin Jr. A 50th anniversary came and went this past fall without fanfare or commemoration. But for several weeks in October and November of 1966, Andrew Marvell’s poem, “To His Coy Mistress,” written circa 1650’s, was a “national sensation.”[1] On Oct. 17, 1966, the television station WRAL reported that a UNC English instructor had assigned […]
NCBA Members In Focus Ask Deborah Sperati if she would rather run a craft brewery or practice law as a partner at Poyner Spruill, and she answers with a question: “Why choose when you can do both?” As co-founder, legal counsel and chief cultural officer of Koi Pond Brewery in Rocky Mount, Sperati blends her passion for craft beer […]
Each year the Paralegal Division seeks nominations for its annual Distinguished Paralegal Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievements, professionalism and contributions by a North Carolina paralegal both professionally and personally within the recipient’s community. The award includes a membership to the NCBA Paralegal Division, including one section membership, for the following year. The recipient is […]
By Michael A. Kornbluth and Joseph E. Hjelt On June 7, 2017, Judges Traxler, Motz and Agee on the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision which could make employees think twice before they report other individuals’ complaints of sexual harassment in the workplace. The facts of the case, Villa v. CavaMezze Grill, LLC, […]