What is a Trademark?

What is a Trademark?

A brand identifier can be a name, a logo, a slogan, etc. The Nike “swoosh” and the Starbucks’ woman are both identifiers which identify those brands. Trademarks protect brand identifiers. Trademarks ensure that no one else can use your brand identifier. This helps...
The Importance of The Fifth Amendment

The Importance of The Fifth Amendment

  Protection for the individual citizen against State Power was a core consideration of the Founding Fathers.  Many people don’t realize it, but half the amendments of the Bill of Rights focus on protections for criminal defendants—it’s like a miniature code of...
How Do I Get a Copyright?

How Do I Get a Copyright?

Step One: Determine Whether the Work Can be Copyrighted  In order to obtain a copyright, you will first need to decide whether the thing you wish to copyright can be copyrighted. A copyright is a form of protection granted by the United States federal government which...
Motions to Dismiss in the Criminal Context

Motions to Dismiss in the Criminal Context

The two core principles of American criminal jurisprudence—proof beyond a reasonable doubt, and the burden of proof belonging to the accuser—have allowed countless of the wrongly accused to prevail at trial. But pursuing a case all the way to trial can be daunting,...