Trademark Challenge for Facebook’s Paper App? Facebook recently launched a new application named Paper. The app integrates your Facebook feed with a news reader. The goal, of course, is to get people to spend more time reading and being exposed to ads on Facebook and its related applications. However, it may come as no surprise that someone else had already thought to name their application “Paper” – FiftyThree, Inc., a San Francisco-based startup, has a popular illustration app with that name. We all know the rules of Rock, Paper, Scissors, but what about Paper v. Paper?
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California’s New Do-Not-Track Privacy Law
January 21, 2014
California’s New Do-Not-Track Privacy Law As of January 1, 2014, all commercial websites that collect personally identifiable information about users in California are obligated to follow the terms of AB370, the new “Do-Not-Track” online privacy law. What does this new law mean for website owners and consumers?
Announcing Of Counsel Relationship with David Branfman, Esq.
October 30, 2013
I’m excited to announce a big development for my firm: I’ve entered into an “Of Counsel” relationship with Branfman Law Group, P.C. David Branfman is a highly regarded attorney with experience in the fields of intellectual property, entertainment law, and business law. David and I have known each other for several years and have worked on a variety of projects together. This step will allow us to offer a greater array of services to our clients and to bring our firms closer together. An “Of Counsel” relationship between attorneys and firms is one that is close, continuing, and personal, and…
Court Rules Facebook “Likes” are Speech Protected by the First Amendment
September 18, 2013
Court Rules Facebook “Likes” are Speech Protected by the First Amendment For a while now, I’ve had an interest in “Social Media Law.” I’m using quotes because, when people ask me, “What is Social Media Law?,” I have to answer that there’s no such thing, exactly. The issues relate to how existing laws apply in the social media context. A recent case demonstrates the intersection between so-called Social Media Law and Constitutional Law (which is a real thing).
