Yes, we can! And we need to. Cannabis has taken the trademark community by storm because well...none of us know what is going on! It's legal in some states but still illegal federally...so how do we handle clients who want to get into this industry and protect their marks?
You may have heard that the USPTO is considering moving to one $350 application for filing trademark registrations. In addition, they want to charge fees for things like not using the IP manual to choose goods and services AND for going 1,000 characters beyond the first 1,000 characters in the free-form text box, including punctuation and spaces! Whew.
What is "Email Efficiency for Attorneys"?
Well... this course is for you if you spent the last weekend "catching up on your email" (or at least thinking about it).
Don't you wish law school had prepared us for the real challenges of being a lawyer? You know, challenges like waking up to 342 new emails at 6 am or how "cleaning out your inbox" has somehow become its own part-time job.
Attorneys struggle with these email dilemmas a lot. And after many years of fine-tuning, it gets better! Sonia shares everything she's learned about seamlessly managing her inbox with you. No gate-keeping here!
Email Efficiency for Attorneys was a tip-filled webinar hosted by Sonia on April 3, 2024.
As a trademark attorney, you're no stranger to dealing with the intricacies of trademark searches and the USPTO. But what about those challenging client conversations that keep you up at night? Fear not! This CLE-eligible course will give you the strategies to turn those tricky convos into triumphs.
Let's Get Miti-GREAT! was taught by Erik Pelton, who used to be an Examining Attorney at the USPTO, so who better to lead this training? He's got all the secret sauce and insider tips that take years of experience to accumulate, so you don't have to.
Every application for a trademark has to have an owner. You probably knew that. Pretty basic information. And usually it's pretty straightforward. In most instances, your client/the Applicant is an individual, a limited liability company, or a corporation. It's all smooth sailing until there are ownership changes, mistakes in the ownership information as entered (perhaps by a pro se applicant or a previous attorney), or when it's time to renew the mark.
If you have clients who sell products online and have e-commerce websites, you've definitely heard about the Amazon® Brand Registry. It is an exclusive program offered by Amazon® that legitimizes your client's brand. It also gives your client advantages over non-registered brands. But how do you go about counseling your client's on their rights and obligations of being an online seller?
Keep the Change(s) was an expert-packed webinar on Nov. 29, 2023 with Sonia Lakhany, Rachael Dickson, and Erik Pelton. Both Rachael and Erik used to be Examining Attorneys at the USPTO, so who better to lead this training? Not only did we go over the substantive legal knowledge, but then Sonia taught 3 major marketing strategies to use these changes in your marketing. Everyone loved the dicussion!
This jam-packed 45-minute video has the best of Sonia and Erik's time-tested advice, strategies, and ideas on building referrals for your law practice. Learn from the very best on what works, what doesn't, and what may actually surprise you.
