On behalf of Bilicki Law | May 6, 2020 | Intellectual Property Litigation, International Intellectual Property Protection
German sportswear company Adidas lost another trademark battle. According to a recent report, an EU court labeled its three-stripe design as “not distinct enough.” This comes after a long-running legal dispute between Adidas and Belgian sportswear company,...
On behalf of Bilicki Law | Mar 24, 2020 | Intellectual Property Litigation, International Intellectual Property Protection
Your intellectual property (IP) lies at the heart of your new business. Without it, your business won’t stand out in the market and you will have nothing to differentiate yourself from your competitors. With IP so vitally important, why do so many new businesses fail...
On behalf of Bilicki Law | Feb 18, 2020 | Intellectual Property Litigation
Internet domain names are at the center of many legal battles. Fully understanding how someone can use a trademark as or part of a domain name is imperative for anyone running a business with a webpage. A trademark is any word, name, symbol, or combination of those...
On behalf of Bilicki Law | Nov 21, 2019 | Intellectual Property Litigation
Much has been written in recent years about a legal tactic known as patent trolling, which is the practice of acquiring patents for the sole purpose of pursuing litigation. The defendants in lawsuits filed by patent trolls usually settle quickly to avoid the costs of...
On behalf of Bilicki Law | Sep 20, 2019 | Intellectual Property Litigation
Learning of a business dispute that is happening in your company can be highly disconcerting. Depending on the severity of the dispute, who it involves and what it is about, such disagreements can have a debilitating effect on organizational processes that ultimately...
On behalf of Bilicki Law | Jul 27, 2019 | Intellectual Property Litigation
The common advice for companies that want to avoid intellectual property litigation is simply not to steal or appropriate another entity’s IP. However, there is one major problem with this advice; it is one-sided. What happens when the business owner is the one...
On behalf of Bilicki Law | Jan 25, 2019 | Intellectual Property Litigation
In the business world, dealing with competition is part of life. However, there are times when competition is not only challenging but unfair and illegal as well. If your business is struggling with unfair competition, it is pivotal for you to explore any legal...
On behalf of Bilicki Law | Oct 24, 2018 | Intellectual Property Litigation
On our blog, we have discussed some of the ways in which businesses can work to prevent trade secret theft. From employment contracts to handling employee departure correctly, there are a number of steps that business owners can take to reduce the likelihood of trade...
On behalf of Bilicki Law | Oct 23, 2018 | Intellectual Property Litigation
Intellectual property law affects nearly all industries, including fashion. It involves people from all walks of life—including, apparently, pop stars. The clothing brand Freedom United has filed a lawsuit against Robyn Fenty, better known by her pop-star...
On behalf of Bilicki Law | Sep 17, 2018 | Industry Patents And Infringement, Intellectual Property Litigation
A patent troll, also called a patent assertion entity (PAE), is someone who wreaks havoc on legitimate companies by attempting to make money off of invalid patents. His goal is to make money from a lawsuit, not the manufacture and sale of a product. Here’s how...
