Your reputation and privacy are important to you, and to the Levine Law Group. In this modern era, where social media is omnipresent and reports of hacking come out every other day, being proactive about your reputation, both online and in the real world, is a good thing. Technology has made it much easier to…
Let’s face it; society loves gossip and talking bad about others. But that doesn’t mean you have to sit there and take it! In today’s society, where technology is present in every aspect of our lives and posting information on social media is as easy as a clicking “share,” it is easy to run afoul…
Tara Gampel is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School, with Bar Applications pending in both New York and Massachusetts. She graduated with Distinction from Suffolk Law’s Intellectual Property Concentration, and with honors in Patent Licensing and Information Privacy. She is currently certified to practice under Massachusetts SJC Rule 3:03, and concentrates in intellectual property…
I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. ― James Madison The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects six freedoms (religious establishment, religious practice, free speech, free press, right to assemble, and…
If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein. – Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, West Virginia State…
A popular Government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. – James Madison The federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was enacted in 1966 and was the first law giving citizens the right to access federal agency records. In 1974,…
If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be lead, like sheep to the slaughter. – George Washington Levine Law Group’s First Amendment team is here to help you with your Free Speech rights, right to know what the government is doing, and Freedom of Religion issues. Do you feel as…
When filing for a federally trademark, you’re hoping to obtain registration on the principal register. However, as noted in our post about the Trademark Distinctiveness Scale, merely descriptive marks are not automatically registrable on the principal register. This issue often arises when the Office returns an action on the application declaring it descriptive and requiring…
Once registered, a trademark’s strength begins to accumulate as people encounter, recognize, and begin to trust what it represents. Once established with the public, a trademark can be worth millions. The beginning stages of developing a trademarkable brand can be an overwhelming consideration for small businesses. Many business entities allocate thousands, even millions, on resources…
The beginning stages of introducing the brand name and business of a new organization is a challenging process that cannot be overlooked in regards to intellectual property assets.An article from VentureBeatnews online cites the five biggest mistakes that startups can make regarding intellectual property, which leads us to illustrate the five important practical considerations for…
