Law & Business

In this episode of the “Law & Business” podcast, Jim Cushing and Anthony Verna talk about judges. In a recent video blog post, Anthony Verna talked about one judge helping to settle one trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit. Sometimes, judges are able (under the rules of procedure of their court) to aid the parties in […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 42: Jim Cushing and Anthony Verna talk about judges helping settling cases. appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

Shad B. Ewart has been a professor and administrator at Anne Arundel Community College since 2001. Prior to that, he was a professor of business at Mount Vernon College in Washington, DC. At Anne Arundel Community College, he has served as Department Chair and Director of Business Programs. As chair he designed the curriculum for […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 41: Talking Cannabis with Shad Ewart appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

In Episode 40, Anthony speaks with Vik Rajan, the co-founder of Phoneblogger.net. Vik is also the creator of Inner Circles, the free LinkedIn networking add-on: Focus your time on engagement & reciprocity. Vik started Practice Marketing Advisors and its blog as he realized attorneys, CPAs, and related professionals required specialized marketing help that accounts for […] The post Law & Business Podcast: Episode 40: Vik Rajan of Phoneblogger.net on the Importance of Blogging appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

In Episode 39 of the “Law & Business” podcast, Anthony speaks to Connie Steele of Flywheel Associates. We talk to Connie about her “Agile Marketing” philosophy. Marketing, Advertising, and Intellectual Property go hand-in-hand. Many clients of Verna Law have had frustrations taking their patents and trademarks and moving their ideas into the marketplace. Managing and […] The post Law & Business – Episode 39: Connie Steele of Flywheel Associates appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

Law & Business – Episode 38 – Anthony sits down with the Rev. Mark Schaefer, the Chaplain of American University. Yes, that means that this episode takes a little different path than the usual episode of the “Law & Business” podcast. Mark talks about his history from practicing law to being a member of the […] The post Law & Business – Episode 38: Rev. Mark Schaefer, the Chaplain of American University. appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

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In Episode 36 of the “Law & Business” Podcast, Anthony and producer Marc Sterne talk about the MillerCoors lawsuit against AB InBev over its “corn syrup” campaign, which started during the Super Bowl. This episode (minisode? miniwebisode?) was recorded at Chatter in Washington, D.C. Thank you, Marc for recording and helping with all the episodes […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 36: MillerCoors sues AB InBev (Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC) over “corn syrup” campaign appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

In Episode 35 of the “Law & Business” Podcast, Anthony talks (all by himself) about why a person or business must register a copyright in a work that qualifies under copyright law. Yes, the Supreme Court recently ruled that a copyright infringement lawsuit can only be instituted after registering a copyright. That blog post was […] The post Episode 35 of the “Law & Business” Podcast – Why You Need to Register a Copyright appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

In Episode 34 of the “Law & Business” podcast, Anthony Verna talks to John Eastwood, a partner at Eiger Law in Taipei, Taiwan. They discuss the issuance of the Trump trademarks in China, if there appears to be any issues outside of the normal issuance of trademarks in China, and what any business moving into […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 34: What do Trump’s Trademarks in China Teach All Businesses? appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

Diane Kennedy, CPA, joins Anthony Verna for episode 33 of the Law & Business podcast. Diane has written a dozen or so books and had the fortune of hitting the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business West best seller lists with some of them. That’s even more remarkable because her books are about […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 33: Intellectual Property and Taxes appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

It’s Episode 32 of the Law & Business Podcast. Anthony Verna and Wil Jacques talk about the possibilities of a provisional patent application (PPA).  Many potential clients call asking for a provisional without really understanding that the provisional patent application only gives a one-year extension to the deadline of filing a full patent application. Pros […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 32: I Want a Provisional Patent appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

On the new episode of the Law and Business podcast, Wil and Anthony talk about when clients have an idea. Episode 31 starts with the first words many clients and potential clients have:  “I Have an Idea”.  What is next in the intellectual property development process?  What are the first questions that a potential client […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 31: I Have an Idea appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

It’s Law & Business Episode 30: The Costs of Litigating. Wil Jacques, patent agent to Verna Law, P.C., and Anthony Verna, managing partner of Verna Law, P.C. talk about the costs of litigating and the benefits of litigating.  They talk about damages in patent infringement, copyright infringement, and trademark infringement cases. In patent infringement lawsuits, […] The post Law & Business Episode 30: The Costs of Litigating appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

On Episode 29 of the Law & Business Podcast, Wil Jacques and Anthony Verna talk about copyright infringement, trademark infringement, patent infringement, and some thoughts to avoid infringement. What one needs to do is to assess the amount of damages that may be awarded because lawsuits can be expensive. Copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted […] The post Episode 29 – Law & Business Podcast – Thoughts on Infringement of Intellectual Property and Enforcement appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

In the “Law & Business” podcast, Episode 28, Raj Goel of Brainlink International talks about Operational Maturity in business. What is Operational Maturity and what are the levels of Operational Maturity (OML)?  The difference between the OMLs of businesses depends upon the standardization of the internal and external processes they employ, their competency in the […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 28: Raj Goel of Brainlink International, Inc., Talks About Operational Maturity in Business appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

The special guest in Episode 27 of the “Law & Business” podcast is John Eastwood, a partner at Eiger Law in Taipei.  John and Anthony discuss the issues that many American businesses have when they start production of their products in the Greater China Market. As a senior partner of Eiger’s Greater China Practice, John […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 27: John Eastwood talks about IP and Manufacturing Issues in the Greater China Market appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

In the Law & Business Podcast Episode 26, Australian barrister Ed Heerey helps to compare U.S. and Australian Rights of Privacy and Publicity law and issues. This is one of the most fun episodes of the podcast.  Anthony visits Ed Heerey, an Australian barrister, to discuss Australian rights of privacy and publicity.  Anthony and Ed […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 26: Ed Heerey Helps Compare U.S. and Australian Rights of Privacy and Publicity Law and Issues appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

This is our first “Law & Business” podcast episode recorded during the International Bar Association annual convention.  This year it was in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With John Rubinstein of Rubinstein Phillips Lewis Smith Ltd. of London, Episode 25 of the “Law & Business” podcast covers differences between the American and British trademark systems […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 25: John Rubinstein Helps Compare U.S. and U.K. Trademark Law and Issues appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

Episode 24 of the “Law & Business” Podcast features Wil Jacques, the patent agent of Verna Law, P.C. We discuss the patent application in three thoughts. After filing the patent application, there is an office action (rejection from the United States Patent and Trademark Office). First office action: The job of the patent examiner is […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 24: Three Thoughts for the Patent Application Process appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.

In Episode 23 of the “Law & Business” podcast, Verna Law’s own patent agent, Wil Jacques, speaks with Anthony about the three items that make a patentable invention. The three items for a patentable invention are: It must be new or “novel”: the invention must never have been made in public in any way, anywhere, […] The post Law & Business Podcast Episode 23: Three Items that make a Patentable Invention appeared first on Verna Law, P.C. - Intellectual Property Law Firm, Westchester County, New York.