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For companies that do business around the world, enforcing their intellectual property (IP) rights internationally is a significant concern. Infringing and counterfeit goods can not only divert sales, but they can also cause loss of brand value and goodwill—and they can eventually lead to loss of exclusive IP rights entirely. […]

The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) provides a venue for trademark owners to protect their exclusive rights when faced with infringing third-party domain names. As proceeding under the UDRP can be both quicker and more cost-effective than pursuing trademark infringement litigation in court, hiring a Florida trademark attorney […]

Software licenses are essential contracts for all types of businesses. While they are the lifeblood of software developers, they are also essential to nearly all aspects of most other businesses’ operations. From data security to project management, numerous business functions require software—and this means that they require software licenses. But, […]

Counterfeiting is a major problem for trademark owners. Estimates put the total value of counterfeit goods sold each year somewhere in the range of $1.7 trillion and $4.5 trillion. These are staggering figures, and even when counterfeiting costs an individual business far less, it can still have a major impact […]

Litigation is an essential tool for protecting intellectual property (IP) owners’ exclusive rights. While IP owners should take proactive steps to protect their IP and avoid the need for litigation whenever possible, they must also be prepared to enforce their exclusive rights when necessary. For both IP owners and alleged […]

I. Introduction Dispute resolution among humans probably began with grunting and the strategic use of cudgels. How much real progress humankind has made since those halcyon days is debatable, but it is unarguable that the subject has become immensely more complex. As lawyers who became such by being sworn in […]