By Victor A. Cardona Question: Does a soon-to-be corporate name, DBA or web domain name protect my desired name from use by others under trademark law or do I need to take additional steps? Answer: No, the registration of your corporation name or state DBA registered pseudonym does not prevent others from using your name…
By Nick Mesiti There are generally three types of patents – utility, design and plant patents. Plant patents cover new plant breeds and hybrids. Utility patents cover the function and/or structure of processes, articles of manufacture and compositions of matter. Design patents cover ornamental designs for articles of manufacture. Thus, an article of manufacture can…
Albany, NY: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. (HRFM), is pleased to introduce its new brand identity today, the first major brand transformation the firm has undertaken in its 47 year history. HRFM is the largest law firm in upstate New York dedicated exclusively to Intellectual Property law and related litigation with 17 partners and…
Albany Business Review December 30, 2016 – January 5, 2016 Vol.43, No. 40 They’re No. 1 – and here’s what they have to say By: Michael DeMasi Hundreds of companies strive to be No. 1 on our Lists every year. After putting together more than 80 Lists in 2016, we sat down with five leaders…
By Kristian E. Ziegler It’s one of the most instantly recognizable and iconic songs in rock music history. But was the opening guitar riff in Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarized? This past June, a U.S. federal jury in Los Angeles concluded that Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant did not copy the intro…