In the realm of artificial intelligence and copyright law, Floridian creators face a crucial question: can AI utilize copyrighted material? As AI become ubiquitous in both our business and private lives, it is increasingly becoming a more and more important topic,...
Business And Intellectual Property Legal Issues
Intellectual Property Law
How do we protect intellectual property from employees who leave?
As a Florida business owner, safeguarding your intellectual property from potential misuse or theft by departing employees is crucial. Intellectual property includes inventions, designs, artistic works, logos and brand names that can significantly contribute to your...
When would I need a licensing agreement?
Any Florida business with intellectual property, such as a patent, trademark, copyright or protectable trade secret, might consider offering a licensing agreement to another individual or business. When a business legally owns intellectual property, they have the...
Geography is still important in trademark law, even in the Internet age
Traditionally, trademarks were always tied closely to geography. The Internet and the rise of a global economy have challenged that tie, but geography still plays an important role in trademark law. A recent court case involving two retirement community companies...
Registering a copyright to protect your works of art
It is not easy to come up with an original idea or create an original work. Fortunately, copyrights were developed to protect the rights of Florida creators. A copyright is a form of intellectual property that may be used to protect many types of work, including:...
Understanding trade secrets and intellectual property law
Florida businesses that have created an idea for a product or service should want to protect it from others taking them without permission. Most will understand the concept of trade secrets and intellectual property law, but it can be somewhat confusing when going...
Supreme Court hears parody and trademark infringement case
A recent case heard by the Supreme Court regarding whiskey and a dog toy might be humorous to some, but it deals with the important topic of trademark infringement and the fair use of parody. Specifically, when is humor an exception to federal trademark infringement...
How do I protect my intellectual property in Florida?
Florida's economy is highly competitive and so businesses need to protect every advantage they have in the marketplace. They can do this through smart application of intellectual property law. Intellectual property is defined as the laws that were written to protect...
Grande Communications suit highlights Internet music piracy
You may remember the rise and fall of the file sharing website Napster in the early 2000s, and maybe you burned some CDs in the past. You may have felt these activities were relatively harmless, and you simply wanted to enjoy the music at no cost. Still, participating...
When is parody protected by the fair use doctrine?
Some artists make profitable careers making works that parody the works of other artists. Just think of the works of musician Weird Al Yankovic whose decades-long career is built on parodies of popular music. Still, determining whether a parody is lawful can be a...