Celebrating our 10th Anniversary!

by | May 1, 2023 | Firm Matters | 0 Comments

Ten years ago today Kim and I arrived at our new temporary offices to start the firm. On our first anniversary I did a short retrospective of that 1st year. I do not recall having any thoughts of how long or even if we would be around in 5 or 10 years - it was more just surviving day to day back then. A lot has happened over the years but we have been blessed that our core team has remained in...
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Shortened USPTO Deadlines – how it affects trademark applications

by | December 27, 2022 | Intellectual Property, Trademarks | 0 Comments

Historically, trademark applicants have generally had six (6) months to respond to an Office Action issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for the response to be considered timely.  This is a lengthy period, but at times, this lengthy time period could be beneficial to a client from a strategic standpoint. However, the USPTO recently shortened this response period...
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First CCPA Fine heralds bad news for many websites

by | September 9, 2022 | Privacy, Privacy Law | 0 Comments

The first fine under the California Consumer Privacy Act was issued this week against Sephora U.S.A., Inc. The complaint alleged in part "The right to opt-out is the hallmark of the CCPA. This right requires that companies follow certain straightforward rules: if companies make consumer personal information available to third parties and receive a benefit from the arrangement—such as in the form...
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It’s time to celebrate World IP Day!

by | April 26, 2023 | Intellectual Property | 0 Comments

It’s 2023’s World IP Day! World IP Day is celebrated on the 26th of April each year.  This day was established 23 years ago today by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to bring awareness of what IP (Intellectual Property) is, to recognize how IP impacts our lives, to celebrate innovators, creators and entrepreneurs globally, and to encourage activities that promote innovations...
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Brigance Brigade Foundation is Celebrating 15 years and Kicking Off ALS Awareness Month with its Annual Race for ALS

by | April 17, 2023 | Client Spotlight | 0 Comments

Oliver & Grimsley, LLC is very honored to sponsor the Brigance Brigade Foundation’s upcoming Race For ALS, which kicks off ALS Awareness Month.  This is the 11th annual 5.7k Championship Race and 1.57 Mile Family Run/Walk, which takes place on April 29, 2023, at the Maryland Zoo.  We also want to extend our congrats to Brigance Brigade Foundation as they celebrate 15 years in their mission...
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So You received a copyright infringement letter – now what?

by | February 7, 2023 | Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Internet, Technology and Privacy Law | 0 Comments

You get home and in your mail is a letter, typically from a law firm - accusing you of infringing some obscure copyrighted image you posted on a blog, website or other online location - often one you posted many years before.  It asks for a large payment (at least to you) - often several thousand dollars - to remedy the past alleged infringement.  Many times the law firm sending the letter is a...
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Oliver & Grimsley, and Mike and Kim, named Best Lawyers in America for 2023

by | August 18, 2022 | Firm Matters, In the News | 0 Comments

We are extremely excited and honored to announce that Mike Oliver and Kim Grimsley have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2023. Best Lawyers is an international lawyer ranking and referring source that is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, and today it has announced its 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for 2023, which will include Mike Oliver and Kim...
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Copyright Infringement Small Claims Court Services

by | June 8, 2022 | Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Litigation | 0 Comments

The Copyright Small Claims Court will be commencing operations in a few weeks (late June, 2022), and Oliver & Grimsley is pleased to announce that we will be providing both plaintiff and defense services for copyright small claims actions. Copyright small claims actions should be a cost effective way of enforcing copyrights in the United States, if the copyright holder is primarily seeking a...
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Please stop – putting cookie pop-ups on your website

by | March 4, 2022 | Privacy, Privacy Law | 0 Comments

Almost every major website you visit today pops up a banner to warn you that it uses "cookies." This is not legally required in the U.S. or in most places, and where it is, the vast majority of sites do not comply with legal requirements. From a policy perspective: cookie pops are just dumb - (virtually) no one reads them. There are vastly better ways to deal with the issue they present -...
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Intellectual Property issues in NFT (non-fungible tokens) sell side transactions

by | February 3, 2022 | Business Law, Intellectual Property | 0 Comments

NFTs are unique, effectively non-destructible tokens stored in the blockchain - a decentralized ledger system that uses computing resources to validate the holder of cryptographically unique data without reliance on a single source of truth such as a bank or government [further reading].  The NFT references a link to a resource - typically on the internet or in a game - where some content...
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