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How to Choose Your United States Trademark Lawyer FRED ROCAFORT

How to Choose Your United States Trademark Lawyer FRED ROCAFORT How to Choose Your United States Trademark Lawyer When building a successful brand, safeguarding your intellectual property is paramount. Trademarks and copyrights are vital tools in protecting your brand’s unique elements and ensuring your business’s longevity. This guide will help you navigate...

Judicial Reform in Mexico—or AMLO Power Play?

Judicial Reform in Mexico—or AMLO Power Play? Mexico's judicial reform raises concerns about potential risks to judicial independence and the overall functioning of the justice system.

Using the Machine: Evolving Notions of Originality in Copyright Law and AI-assisted Art

Using the Machine: Evolving Notions of Originality in Copyright Law and AI-assisted Art One of the more significant AI copyright cases pending in the U.S., Thaler v. Perlmutter, is scheduled for oral argument before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals next month. It’s an appeal of a case the appellant, Stephen Thaler, lost in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. I awai...

United States LLC Operating Agreements — Don’t Skip ‘Em!

United States LLC Operating Agreements — Don't Skip 'Em! In most states, operating agreements are not required, but getting LLC operating agreements in place is generally a prudent move.

Oregon Statutory Adverse Possession Law

Oregon Statutory Adverse Possession Law Oregon Adverse Possession Law This is Part 3 in a three-part series on adverse possession in Oregon. Part 1 was a general overview regarding your risks of losing part or all of your property via adverse possession. Part 2 was on Oregon common law adverse possession. Part 3 is on Oregon statutory adv...

Oregon Common Law Adverse Possession

Oregon Common Law Adverse Possession Oregon Adverse Possession This is Part 2 in a three-part series on adverse possession in Oregon. Part 1 was a general overview regarding your risks of losing part or all of your property via adverse possession. Part 2 is on Oregon common law adverse possession. Part 3 is on Oregon statutory adverse....

Acquiring Property By Adverse Possession In Oregon

Acquiring Property By Adverse Possession In Oregon Are You at Risk for Losing Part or All of Your Property Through Adverse Pfossession? Imagine finding out that a part of your backyard—where your family has picnicked for years—might not actually belong to you. Could someone else claim it as their own through adverse possession? It’s a situatio...

Beyond Regurgitation: Transformative Fair Use in the Training of AI

Beyond Regurgitation: Transformative Fair Use in the Training of AI When the New York Times sued OpenAI, the allegation grabbing the most headlines concerned ChatGPT sometimes producing, as output to the user, all or substantially all of an actual article previously published by the Times. It has been widely reported that OpenAI accuses the Times of deliberately ins...

United States Trademark Symbols: What’s the Deal with TM, SM, and ®?

United States Trademark Symbols: What's the Deal with TM, SM, and ®? Trademark symbols identify the legal status of a brand name or logo. As a business owner, ignore them at your peril.

Courtrooms from Your Couch: How Remote Hearings Are Changing Justice in California

Courtrooms from Your Couch: How Remote Hearings Are Changing Justice in California Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I could count my monthly court appearances on both hands. Nowadays, stepping into a courtroom feels almost nostalgic. The pandemic didn’t just shake things up; it flipped California’s justice system on its head. Remote technology made legal proceedings more accessib...

The Basics on United States Trademark Infringement Law

The Basics on United States Trademark Infringement Law What is trademark infringement, the likelihood of confusion analysis, potential damages in trademark infringement, and affirmative defenses.

Turning the Tables: The Power of Calling the Defendant as an Adverse Witness

Turning the Tables: The Power of Calling the Defendant as an Adverse Witness Calling the Defendant as an Adverse Witness As a plaintiff at trial, there is no better way to prove your case than through the mouth of the defendant. Securing statements directly from the defendant can often provide the most compelling evidence for your case. When jurors hear incriminating or cont...

Garbage In, Garbage Out: Sabotaging Your Own Content to Thwart AI Training

Garbage In, Garbage Out: Sabotaging Your Own Content to Thwart AI Training As ChatGPT continues to gorge on the world’s aggregated content, will it devour copyright law in the process? Users of some of the biggest online communities aren’t waiting to find out, instead choosing to delete their past contributions or to intentionally taint them with inaccurate information...

What Foreign Businesses Should Know About U.S. Lawsuits

What Foreign Businesses Should Know About U.S. Lawsuits For many foreign business owners, the US legal system is extremely different from what they are used to in Europe, Asia, or elsewhere.

USPTO Proposes to Raise United States Trademark Fees

USPTO Proposes to Raise United States Trademark Fees USPTO wants to raise certain trademark fees. Costs associated with trademark registration will go up considerably.

Settlement Agreements: Success Without Trial

Settlement Agreements: Success Without Trial What to include in a well drafted settlement agreement, and how to resolve disputes between the parties without trial.

The Legal Tightrope: Using Secret Recordings in California Litigation

The Legal Tightrope: Using Secret Recordings in California Litigation “Everything” is Recorded . . . . With smartphones in everyone’s pockets, secretly recording conversations has become almost second nature for some. These recordings might seem like the ultimate evidence in legal battles, but beware: they’re usually inadmissible in court and often illegal to ...

Harris Sliwoski LLP Welcomes Esteemed Litigation Team

Harris Sliwoski LLP Welcomes Esteemed Litigation Team Harris Sliwoski LLP is very excited to welcome an esteemed litigation team to its Portland, Oregon office.

Buying a home in Europe – Renovation and bricolage

Buying a home in Europe - Renovation and bricolage This is the third post in Harris Sliwoski’s online series, in which Shannon Brandao will guide you through the practical, legal, and personal considerations of purchasing a home in Europe. See past posts here: Where can YOU buy a home in Europe? Well, that depends . . . Where to buy a home in Euro...

A Mexico Company Formation Guide

A Mexico Company Formation Guide Forming a Company in Mexico Mexico’s economy is booming, driven by a young and tech-savvy population, its strategic location next to the US, favorable trade deals with North America and the EU, and a government eager to attract foreign investment. This surge has attracted a wave of companies from ...

Smart Contracts and DAOs: A Lawyer’s Point of View

Smart Contracts and DAOs: A Lawyer’s Point of View Web3, encompassing smart contracts, DAOs, and other technologies, is an emerging domain with increasing regulatory scrutiny. No project should take any significant steps without at least consulting a competent lawyer who understands the technology, laws, and regulations that will or could apply to t...