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. Revision of Patent […]
David M. Furr is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s newly created Privacy and Data Security Committee, which begins work in the upcoming bar year. By David M. Furr Traditional retail in the United States has had two distinct issues negatively affecting its survival in this decade. First, the proliferation of E-commerce companies […]
By Kevin P. Murphy According to Revelation, the wild beast will seduce mankind to follow its evil ways and will cause everyone, small and great, wealthy and poor, free and servant, to have the Mark of the Beast imprinted on their right hand or on their foreheads. Revelation 13:11-18. According to the 4th Circuit, career […]
By Matt Cordell When I have the opportunity to give advice to law students and young lawyers, one of the things I try to impress upon them is the importance of their reputations, including their “online reputations.” Usually the comment is quickly met with a knowing nod. Everyone seems to know that their reputation is important. However, having witnessed many lawyers of […]
By Joyce Brafford Your law firm’s security has been breached, and you see that a scammer is trying to steal client funds. It may be wire fraud, a phishing attack or something totally different. But you know that the firm’s security is being tested against a bad actor. You must take action. What should you […]
By Russell Rawlings Rumor has it the incidence of childhood and adolescent obesity has reached epidemic proportions in this country. That would stand to reason, considering the fact that obesity has also become rampant within the adult population. In other words, the kids ain’t driving themselves to the grocery store. I am neither a physician […]
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. Copyright Office […]
By Joseph S. Murray IV The regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) prohibit covered health insurance providers from discriminating against individuals based on gender identity (which is defined as sex discrimination) and require covered entities to treat individuals in accordance with their gender identity. 42 U.S.C. § 18116 & 45 C.F.R. […]
Sports & Entertainment Law Section Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following, recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the section: Touchdown For Buccaneers With $19.5M TCPA Settlement https://www.manatt.com/Insights/Newsletters/Advertising-Law/Massachusetts-AG-Fences-off-Geofencing-Ad-Campaign Eminem v. National Party: Copyright Case Over Song ‘Lose Yourself’ http://www.ajpark.com/ip-central/news-articles/2017/05/eminem-v-national-party-copyright-case-over-song-%E2%80%98lose-yourself%E2%80%99/ 25 Key Points About Using Music In Your Business […]
By Kearns Davis Fred Lind, Chief Public Defender for Guilford County, recently shared a letter from a juror: Last week I had the privilege of serving on a jury for a case defended by Mr. A. Brennan Aberle. I was so impressed by his performance on this case I felt I had to put something on the […]