Despite significant evidence that an Assistant Project Manager was a specialty occupation which required at a minimum a bachelor’s degree and sophisticated knowledge of construction systems, advanced project scheduling, cost estimation and analysis, information...
Year: 2018
Appeals Court Says Fort Lauderdale Food Sharing Protected Under the First Amendment
Like many cities, Fort Lauderdale’s homeless population has grown in recent years, resulting in a two very different reactions. One is an attempt to reach out to the homeless community and offer help, as exemplified by the weekly meals at Stranahan Park offered by a...
Copyrighting a Skyline: Two Sample Cases
You may not be surprised to learn that you cannot copyright a skyline. However, you can certainly copyright photographs that are taken of that skyline. If someone takes your image without your permission and uses it, you may have grounds for a copyright infringement...
Scandalous Trademarks: The Government Strikes Back
Back in March of this year, I wrote about Erik Brunetti successfully arguing to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that he should be approved to register the mark “Fuct” for clothing items, in part because the provision under the Lanham Act preventing him...
2018 Women of Influence Event
Marks Gray shareholder, Giselle Carson delivered the keynote speech at the 2018 Women of Influence Event. Her key message was: “Chaos is part of the journey.” She illustrated the importance of having a vivid goal, taking action, embracing challenges, and finding...
Tips for Business Owners: Document the Transfer, Assignment, or License of Your Copyrights
The second you create an original work, you own the copyright for that work. It does not need to be registered for you to have ownership. It is your intellectual property. But what if you want someone else to have control over the copyright? Or maybe you want to...
Welcome to Ellen, and Best Wishes to Lisa!
Ellen Mazujian has joined our team as an Immigration Specialist. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, including working as an International Student Advisor at NYU, School of Engineering; an assistant paralegal at Fragomen law firm; and a program assistant...
Tips for Business Owners: Understand How Work Made for Hire Impacts Your Intellectual Property
Understanding and maximizing your company’s intellectual property (IP) assets, which include trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets, is crucial as you operate and expand your business. This knowledge will help you identify and pursue remedies if someone...