Trademarks and Branding Applying for a trademark registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is often overlooked by entrepreneurs and startups.  Protecting your business’s name and logo through federal trademark registration provides numerous benefits to you, such as the following: Public notice of your claim of ownership of the mark; A legal presumption of...Read More

Copyright for Start-Ups Start-up business owners and entrepreneurs must be aware of copyright law.  Of course, entertainment related businesses such as film production companies, authors, publishers, record labels, and artists themselves deal with copyrights regularly.  But all businesses must have a basic understanding of copyright law. Entrepreneurs and their attorneys must recognize copyright issues in...Read More

While many neighborhoods of New York City were undamaged by Hurricane Sandy, or lost power for a few hours or even several days, many neighborhoods were truly devastated by the storm. Red Hook and Coney Island in Brooklyn, Breezy Point and the Rockaways in Queens, Long Beach in Nassau County, and the borough of Staten...Read More