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Doissant, Cronut, and Doughssant – Your Guide to the Trademark Likelihood of Confusion Standard

By Megan Wargacki: Doissant. Cronut. Doughssant. These are variations on a croissant-donut hybrid. The Cronut is sold in New York, the Doughssant is sold in Ohio, and the Doiss Read more....

Advertisements and Social Media – A Dangerous Mixture If You Don’t Know Some Basic Rules

By Megan Wargacki: Globally, 46% of online consumers use social media when making a purchase decision.[1] So, if your business isn’t advertising on social media, it probably Read more....

Protecting Your Business Against Trade Secret Theft

By Megan Wargacki: Economic espionage, cybercrime and trade secret theft against U.S. businesses has doubled in the last seven years from 1988-199, doubled again in the nine ye Read more....

Planning for Best Practices in Merchandising, Amazon Averts Trademark Infringement

Could Coca-Cola sue a diner for offering Pepsi to customers who requested Coke? Clearly not, according to a California federal court that didn’t find any problem with Ama Read more....

Responsible User Generated Content Management

The balance between managing your company’s interest and maintaining the integrity of your user’s intellectual property CAN and SHOULD be a SYMBIOTIC relationship. Read more....

Building User Trust through Transparent Terms of Use

Terms of Use that users consent to by just using the site— Seems rather one sided doesn’t it? Maybe that is why there is so much distrust of sites like instagram an Read more....

Does your Intern qualify as an unpaid intern?

According to a recent article by the New York Times, unpaid internships are proliferating. Given the continuing uncertainty of the economy, this shouldn’t come as a great Read more....

Does the Seattle Paid Sick/Safe Time Ordinance Apply to Your Business?

All employers with employees working in Seattle, even those who only work in Seattle occasionally, need to read-up on Seattle’s Paid Sick/Safe Time ordinance (PSST for s Read more....

Social Purpose Corporation, Maximizing Sustainable Business in Washington State

In Washington State, being socially conscious doesn’t mean choosing between doing good and doing good business. Incorporating or reorganizing as a social purpose corporation Read more....

Navigating Pinterest and Its Copyright Challenges

In the 2 years since Pinterest launched itself as an invite-only social bookmarking service, the size of its user base and web traffic have made Pinterest into a social netw Read more....

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