Ben Edison, Georgia State University College of Law Authors upload content constantly to YouTube. Occasionally, authors and media users may receive a copyright strike. Why might this occur? Copyright protection is provided by law for any work of original authorship fixed in any tangible medium. If one merely doodles at home while talking on the […]
Provisional & Non-Provisional Patent Applications
Katherine A. Eppley, Esq., University of Akron School of Law What is a U.S. patent? A patent is a right granted by the U.S. government to the owner of an invention that is useful, novel, non-obvious over the prior art, and otherwise eligible for patent protection. The owner of a U.S. patent may exclude others from practicing […]
World Anti-Counterfeiting Day
Katherine A. Eppley, Esq., University of Akron School of Law Today, trade and consumer protection organizations around the world are celebrating International Anti-Counterfeiting Day as a way to bring awareness to this costly and dangerous practice. For anyone unfamiliar with counterfeiting, a product is counterfeit when it is a fraudulent imitation of a branded product. Imagine a pair […]
Study Tips for Passing the Bar Exam
It’s finally summer and, as all recently graduated law students are well aware, Bar Exam season is officially upon us! We interviewed our GLA staffers that are licensed attorneys about what study tips and tricks helped them pass the bar exam after law school. Here’s what they had to say: “Non-bar review things that helped […]
“Keep Calm and Carry On:” A Look Into The Slogan’s Trademark Formation
“Keep Calm and Carry On” is a slogan with its roots dating back to 1939. Formed by the British Government during the Second World War, the Ministry of Information was responsible for the publicity and propaganda surrounding Britain’s involvement in the war. The Ministry of Information created a number of different posters promoting public moral; […]