Happy New Year! Curb Your Enthusiasm With These Resolutions
Larry David’s comic masterpiece “Curb Your Enthusiasm” returned for a 10th season on HBO last Sunday. One of the episode’s running jokes was David’s insistence on a three day statute of limitations for wishing someone a “Happy New...Trademark Office Not High on Marijuana Trademarks
The rapid growth of the legal marijuana and cannabis industries has created a wide range of opportunities and challenges for lawyers advising clients developing businesses in that space. From challenges shipping products to land use issues to the inability to use...Foreign Trademarks Must Be Registered in the U.S. to Be Enforceable Here
Unlike copyrights or patents, trademarks operate under a country-by-country legal regime. The legal force of a registered trademark evaporates when crossing a border to a nation where it is not registered. Without a registration in a country, a foreign trademark...Trademark, Service Mark — What’s the Difference?
“It makes no difference, night or day. The shadow never seems to fade away.” — The Band A potential client recently asked how is a service mark different from a trademark? This is a common question we receive. A trademark is anything that is used...“The Founder” Shows the Value of Trademarks for Growing Businesses
In the new film “The Founder” Michael Keaton’s Ray Kroc takes the concept for an efficient, high quality low cost diner with a limited menu and, through his relentless drive, expands it into the world’s biggest restaurant chain. In franchising...Michael D. Steger, PC
Since Michael D. Steger started practicing law in 1993, he has sought to help solve his clients’ problems and expand their business opportunities. Whether in business transactions, litigation and other disputes, or counseling behind the scenes, he has focused on providing value to the individuals, companies and other entities that he has served. Mr. Steger founded the firm in 2005.
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