INSIGHTS | By: Allison Singh | May 17, 2024
Why would a county trademark a slogan? Some have been asking that question since Nassau County filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for “Nassau County: Golden Coast to Coast.” While the application process’ $5,000 price tag has...INSIGHTS | By: Kathryn Dalli | April 23, 2024
Following are many important reasons to obtain federal registration of your trademark with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for your business name, logo and/or any brand names that you use in your business. • Registration creates an asset that can be...INSIGHTS | By: Allison Singh | August 25, 2023
When consumers hear “counterfeiting,” they think of fake Rolex watches or Louis Vuitton handbags – not phony merlot. But sales of counterfeit wines and spirits skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic and have not slowed since. It’s now estimated that 25 percent of...NEWS | March 28, 2023
Allison Singh, along with the East End Food Institute, will be hosting “Make Your Mark – A Lawyer’s Guide to Brand Protection” an interactive presentation at theRiverhead Free Library this Thursday, March 30 at 6pm. You’ve worked hard to...INSIGHTS | By: Kathryn Dalli | February 3, 2023
Generally, common law rights are derived from custom and judicial precedent. Common law trademark rights are those rights that a business owner has from using a trademark, brand name, slogan or logo without having obtained a state or federal trademark registration of...NEWS | April 13, 2022
Kathryn Dalli, Partner, Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP, is available to speak on how business owners can protect their name or brand by obtaining a federal trademark registration. Ms. Dalli says that registering a trademark for the name of a...INSIGHTS | By: Kathryn Dalli | April 1, 2022
Should you obtain trademark registration of your business name and/or brand, i.e., your trademark? The answer is absolutely “yes”. The broadest protection you can obtain for your trademark is a federal registration with the U.S Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”)....INSIGHTS | By: Kathryn Dalli | October 18, 2021
For any online seller or vendor that has a brand it wants to protect, the Amazon Brand Registry (the “Registry”) offers tremendous value. When the Registry first started, you were required to have a “standard character” trademark registered with the U.S. Patent &...INSIGHTS | By: Kathryn Dalli | April 14, 2021
Kathryn M. Dalli sat down with “OPEN” Host, Daren Jaime, to discuss the importance of how companies can protect their brand, building a strong brand mark at the start of a new business, the difference between a trademark and copyright, and the fallacies of...INSIGHTS | By: Kathryn Dalli | March 10, 2021
If you own a small business, you will likely invest money, energy and time into marketing and branding that business. Do not get blindsided by failing to protect your name and brand by federally registering your trademark. If you do not do the research to determine...INSIGHTS | By: Kathryn Dalli | June 25, 2019
In a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the High Court put an end to the split in the circuit courts as to when a copyright infringement lawsuit could be brought, i.e., the “registration approach” or the “application approach”. In some circuits, such as New York’s...INSIGHTS | By: Kathryn Dalli | October 12, 2018
The Orrin G. Hatch – Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act was enacted by Congress and signed into law on October 11, 2018. This welcome and significant law was unanimously enacted by Congress after years of effort by many to update music licensing to better...Twomey Latham has enjoyed a steady rate of growth since it was established in 1973.
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