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The Copyright Trap: Navigating Intellectual Property and Freelance Work
In the past year, 53 million Americans – 34 percent of the U.S. workforce – have engaged in freelance work. From the project-based graphic designer to the moonlighting ride-share driver, the freelance economy is changing the face of work. Indeed many marketing departments rely on this freelance economy for original creative materials and content without…
Read MoreBoyle Fredrickson Attorneys Recognized as 2015 Up & Coming Lawyers by the Wisconsin Law Journal
Sarah Wong and Eric Schlevensky are among 30 Milwaukee attorneys who will be recognized by the Wisconsin Law Journal at the publication’s seventh annual Up & Coming Lawyers award event on September 30 at the Harley-Davidson Museum. Honorees with eight years or fewer of experience were chosen for their handling of challenging legal issues, steps…
Read MoreThe Most Useful Treatise You Will Ever Own
Boyle Fredrickson is proud to announce the publication of the second edition of Trademark Law: Protection, Enforcement and Licensing, written by our very own Adam Brookman. We’ve been telling you for years that Adam is a foremost authority and leading expert in trademark law — and here’s even more proof that he truly is one…
Read MoreBoyle Fredrickson Gives Back
Attorneys and staff from Boyle Fredrickson volunteered at an event celebrating Special Olympics Young Athletes™ and recognizing the accomplishments of Milwaukee Public Schools Young Athletes with exhibitions of sports skills, sportsmanship and fun. The program took place on May 8 at the Helfaer Recreation Center at Marquette University. Volunteers helped with many activities including an…
Read MoreCopyright Office to Rule on Home Mechanics Exemption
Since automobiles were invented, home mechanics and hobbyists have been tinkering with their cars. While many home mechanics simply want to be able to fix their own cars, hobbyists like to have a hand in modifying them, inside and out — it’s fun, challenging and rewarding to enhance the look and performance of the vehicles…
Read MoreMultinational Design Protection Just Got Simpler
The process for seeking patent protection for ornamental designs internationally just got much simpler for domestic companies, thanks to the U.S.’s implementation of the Hague Agreement concerning industrial designs. As of May 13, 2015, U.S. companies can file a single standardized industrial design application having up to 100 designs and have that application automatically considered…
Read MoreLalor Named Voting Shareholder
Boyle Fredrickson, Wisconsin’s largest, full service intellectual property law firm, has added Eric J. Lalor as a voting shareholder. An intellectual property attorney, Lalor, 38, is an experienced counselor and prosecutor. He joined Boyle Fredrickson in 2007. Lalor’s practice focuses on the mechanical arts, and through his counsel, he emphasizes strategic IP portfolio development to…
Read MoreBoyle Fredrickson Attorney Adam Brookman Presents at ACCA-Wisconsin Conference
Boyle Fredrickson shareholder Adam Brookman collaborated with Brant Maurer of S.C. Johnson & Son to present “Who Owns What and How Do You Protect It?” at the Association of Corporate Counsel, Wisconsin Chapter (WISACCA) annual conference held April 30 – May 1, 2015 at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Brookman and Maurer discussed…
Read MoreCopyright Law and Madison’s Mifflin Street Block Party
On September 15, 2014, the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin handed down a decision in a copyright infringement case involving t-shirts created by supporters of Madison’s Mifflin Street Block Party. The annual Mifflin Street Block Party has been a tradition in Madison since 1968, when the first gathering was held…
Read MoreApple vs. Samsung – the battle rages on…
Apple and Samsung have been engaging in an international legal war over a variety of intellectual property issues since 2011. In February, 2013, Scott Kanalakis wrote an article that discussed the state of the battle at the time and explained how the intellectual property issues from that case apply to other businesses. Now, with Apple’s…
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