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    Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast

    A legal podcast focused on providing innovative companies and investors with important and timely information concerning intangible assets such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
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    Episodes (42)

    False and Misleading Advertising, Label Review

    False and Misleading Advertising, Label Review

    Are you interested in learning the best way to advertise and promote your product and services in the competitive marketplace? On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Ed White and Rob Van Arnam discuss how best to advertise and promote your products and services and what you should consider under federal and state laws when labeling products to ensure that you reach consumers in an effective and lawful way.

    Sweepstakes and Contests

    Sweepstakes and Contests

    What’s the difference between a sweepstakes and a contest?  What do you need to include in your official rules?  Anything to be mindful of when using social media for your sweepstakes or contest?  Tune in to the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast with Amber Duncan and Rob Van Arnam to learn more about ways to structure your sweepstakes or contest to avoid common mistakes that could land your company in hot water.

     

    Advertising and Customer Engagement in the Digital Age - Customer Reviews and Response

    Advertising and Customer Engagement in the Digital Age - Customer Reviews and Response

    Would you like to re-post or otherwise use reviews left by customers? Is there a way to make sure customers don’t post bad reviews? What can a company do to protect itself from inappropriate or irrelevant content? Are there any platform specific requirements our company needs to be mindful of when wanting to use a customer review (or request that a review is removed)?

    Join Amber Duncan and Rob Van Arnam on the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast to learn more about the good, bad, and ugly sides of customer reviews.

    Maintaining, Expanding and Monetizing Your Portfolio

    Maintaining, Expanding and Monetizing Your Portfolio
    Are you excited about re-opening and expanding your business and brand after a year of pandemic shutdowns in 2020? On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Ed White and Craig Mytelka discuss how to best utilize existing brands to re-launch business models and seek opportunities to expand your brand portfolio.

    IP Litigation Trends: Are Large IP Litigation Damages Awards Here to Stay? – Part 2

    IP Litigation Trends: Are Large IP Litigation Damages Awards Here to Stay? – Part 2

    Intellectual property infringement damages awards have been on the rise, with several recent patent damages awards in the billions of dollars. On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Tom Bergert, Clint Brannon and Craig Mytelka discuss recent trends in intellectual property litigation and whether large damages awards are here to stay.

    IP Litigation Trends: Are Large IP Litigation Damages Awards Here to Stay? – Part 1

    IP Litigation Trends: Are Large IP Litigation Damages Awards Here to Stay? – Part 1

    Intellectual property infringement damages awards have been on the rise, with several recent patent damages awards in the billions of dollars. On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Tom Bergert, Clint Brannon and Craig Mytelka discuss recent trends in intellectual property litigation and whether large damages awards are here to stay.

    Your Brand is Your Business: Protecting and Managing Your Brand Online

    Your Brand is Your Business: Protecting and Managing Your Brand Online

    Your brand is your identity, and therefore, it is likely your most important asset.  Over the past year, with the ever presence of e-commerce transactions due to shutdowns and quarantines, it has never been more important to monitor, manage, and protect your brand online.  On the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Ed White and Janet Cho discuss how brand owners may implement successful strategies for an online brand presence with tips on best practices for online brand protection programs.

    Cause Marketing: Do’s and Don’ts

    Cause Marketing: Do’s and Don’ts

    Has your business thought about partnering with a charity for a sales campaign?  Are you involved with a charity that has questioned how to increase awareness and donations?  Join Rob Van Arnam and Amber Duncan for a ten-minute overview of cause marketing, including complying with a myriad of federal and state laws governing sales partnerships between for-profit business and charities.

    How to Preserve Your Intellectual Property Rights with Marking—Part 1: Trademarks and Copyrights

    How to Preserve Your Intellectual Property Rights with Marking—Part 1: Trademarks and Copyrights

    On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Trending Now - An IP Podcast, led by Clint Brannon and Janet Cho—partners in the intellectual property practice at Williams Mullen, is a discussion of “marking” or posting notice to trademarks and copyrighted works, encompassing what to include in marks, where to place them, and the necessity, if any, of including such marking.

    BREXIT: Its Effect on UK Copyrights and What You Need to Know in the Transition

    BREXIT: Its Effect on UK Copyrights and What You Need to Know in the Transition

    On the latest episode of Williams Mullen's Trending Now - An IP Podcast, led by Edward White and Janet Cho—partners in the intellectual property practice at WILLIAMS MULLEN—addresses the acquisition and maintenance of copyright rights in the United Kingdom. It also discusses potential impacts to current law as a result of the United Kingdom’s impending departure from the European Union on January 1, 2021.

     

    BREXIT and EU Trademarks: What You Need to Know

    BREXIT and EU Trademarks: What You Need to Know

    The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (“BREXIT”) is in its final transition period, which will conclude on December 31, 2020.  BREXIT is affecting many areas of commerce for clients who do business in the United Kingdom and Europe and clients need to be prepared for the conclusion of the transition period later this year.  Clients should pay particular attention to how BREXIT will affect intellectual property assets, such as European trademark registrations.  This podcast will provide clients with advice on how to manage, protect, and expand international trademark portfolios in the wake of BREXIT.