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Video of January Seminar at Saper Law now available: Can I do That Online? Copyright Law and Online Posting

Websites all over the Internet invite you to “share” their content with your Facebook friends or tweet it to your Twitter followers. But what are the legal limitations on what you can share and where you can post it? Can you post an entire newspaper article to your personal blog? Make your professional wedding photos [...]

Saper Law Counsels Mobile Application Developers

Saper Law regularly assists software developers, web-based businesses, and other new and social media companies.  In recent months, many of these clients have been focusing their energies on developing mobile applications to diversify their revenue streams.  To this end, Saper Law has and continues to provide counseling and transactional services for entrepreneurs and corporations seeking [...]

Daliah Saper’s Legal Presentation for Small Business Owners is available for viewing and listening on SlideShare

Daliah Saper regularly presents to small business owners about the legal issues most affecting their start ups.  Daliah’s presentation covers selecting a strong legal and accounting team, choosing a business entity (Sole Proprietership v General Partnership, C Corp v S Corp v LLC ), filing a trademark or a copyright registration, and drafting important contracts. Thanks to [...]

Video from Saper Law’s Sales Rep Agreements Seminar Now Available for Viewing

January’s seminar at Saper Law focused on the topic of Sales Representative Agreements.  Daliah Saper, Principal Attorney at Saper Law, lead the presentation using case studies and sample contracts. Her discussion addressed payment and commission structures, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, territorial and geographical boundaries, intellectual property (ie trademarks, copyrights, patents) ownership, as well as the Illinois Sales Representative [...]

The American Bar Association publishes Daliah Saper’s article: Designer Jewelry vs Inspired by Jewelry

Daliah Saper’s article titled:  “Designer” Jewelry vs. “Inspired-by” Jewelry: Intellectual Property Infringement and Unfair Competition Considerations was recently republished in the ABA’s Winter 2010 issue of the Intellectual Property Law Committee Newsletter. The article analyzes copyright, trademark, and unfair competition law as applied to “inspired-by” jewelry designs and provides practical tips to avoid legal problems [...]

Saper Law publishes article in Dupage County Bar Journal: How to Avoid and Respond to Trademark Office Actions

The Dupage County Bar Association recently published an article by Saper Law Attorney, Shannon Bond, in its October 2009 issue.  The article discusses trademark office actions, specifically: “How to Avoid and Respond to Trademark Office Actions.” HOW TO AVOID AND RESPOND TO TRADEMARK OFFICE ACTIONS You must file an application with the U.S Patent and [...]

Watch Video from the July Seminar at Saper Law on Trademarks and Copyrights

Daliah’s presentation on trademarks and copyrights is available for viewing here: The first 1/2 hour of the presentation is an overview of patent law presented by Eric Waltmire (he called in). The last hour focuses on the difference between trademarks and copyrights, and provides a detailed explanation of the trademark and copyright registration process. Common [...]

Daliah’s Presentation on “Inspired-by” Jewelry Can be accessed here

If you missed Daliah’s presentation to the YLS Intellectual Property Law Committee today, you may access her powerpoint here: CBA Presentation 12.3.08  Daliah’s presentation was titled:  ”Designer” Jewelry vs. “Inspired-By”Jewelry: Intellectual Property Infringement and Unfair Competition Considerations . In her talk, Daliah provided an overview of copyright, trademark, and unfair competition laws as they are [...]

“Designer” Jewelry vs. “Inspired-by” Jewelry: Intellectual Property Infringement and Unfair Competition Considerations

“Designer” Jewelry vs. “Inspired-by” Jewelry: Intellectual Property Infringement and Unfair Competition Considerations   By: Daliah Saper, Saper Law Offices, LLC with assistance from her law clerks: Nicolas Jaramillo, Northwestern ’10, and Adam Urbanczyk, John Marshall ‘09

September Saper Law Seminar: “IP Valuation and Trade Secret Protection: What are your customer lists and ‘special sauces’ really worth?”

If you missed the September Saper Law Seminar on IP Valuation and Trade Secret Protection, you can view and download Daliah Saper’s presentation below. What is Intellectual Property, and how do I establish such rights?  How much is my Intellectual Property worth?  What steps must I take to protect my trade secret, copyright, patent, or [...]