Starting a New Brand

Starting a New Brand

Many of my clients ask me what they should do when first creating a brand.  The very first thing you want to do is to search for the proposed brand name on Google or some other search engine to see if someone else is already using it for the same types of products or...
Sending a Cease and Desist Letter?

Sending a Cease and Desist Letter?

Are you receiving phone calls from customers confused into thinking that your company is someone else?  Are you receiving e-mails from customers about products you do not carry?  These are the telltale signs that someone else may be using a confusingly similar...
Received a Cease and Desist Letter?

Received a Cease and Desist Letter?

The first thing you should do is don’t panic.  Contact The Law Offices of Karen J. Bernstein, LLC. Once retained, we will review the letter and draft a response letter, if it is determined that your case has merit.  Our firm will charge a flat fee to respond to the...
Copyright Information

Copyright Information

Article I, Section of the United States Constitution provides to “Authors … the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries,” so long as the work is “original.” Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act provides the owner of a copyright the exclusive...
Domain Disputes

Domain Disputes

If you believe someone is using your domain name in bad faith (e.g., obtained a domain name similar to your domain name or with slight typographical errors similar to your domain name or is using a metatag with your domain name or mark), you need the power of an...