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Responsible Image Use and You
When you’re looking for an image for a marketing project, the temptation is there to use whatever pops up in a simple Google search. Even when you think you’re doing the right thing – by paying for an image or taking it on your own...
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...
Boyle 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...
The 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 —...
Boyle 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...
Copyright 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...
Multinational 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...
Lalor 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...
Boyle 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...
Copyright 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...
