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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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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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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Bridge the GapSci® is Building Bridges Toward a Better Future

by | September 20, 2021 | Client Spotlight, Intellectual Property, Trademarks | 0 Comments

Bridge the GapSci, LLC is a nonprofit organization that came to fruition in 2015 when five Ph.D. students at Penn State had a vision of helping younger generations in West Africa to learn about science by delivering research supplies to schools.  In fact, they pitched this idea at Pennsylvania State University’s Ag Springboard competition and won the first place prize of $7,500 to...
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Be on the Look Out for these Trademark Scams

by | August 30, 2021 | Intellectual Property, Tips, Trademarks | 0 Comments

Oftentimes, Oliver & Grimsley will hear from our trademark clients about letters they received regarding their marks coming from what appear to be official sources.  These letters will ask that clients make a payment, upwards of hundreds of dollars or more, and indicating their marks are about to expire, or offering to provide some other service such as adding the mark to a directory. These...
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Mike Oliver and Kim Grimsley Recognized Again in the 28th Edition of the Best Lawyers®️ in America

by | August 19, 2021 | Featured, Firm Matters | 0 Comments

Best Lawyers, an international lawyer ranking and referring source that is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, has announced its 28th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for 2022, which will include Mike Oliver and Kim Grimsley.  In order to be featured, lawyers are nominated, critiqued by currently recognized lawyers on the caliber of their work, and analyzed accordingly. Mike...
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