Business Litigation
Are Your Online Term of Use/Terms of Service Still a Binding Contract? Likely Not Anymore.
A website or app’s Terms of Use or Terms of Service (its “TOU”) is the contract between the site and its customers/users/visitors (“Users”). As with any type of contract, whether written (physically or digitally), oral or formed by conduct, mutual manifestation of assent is required for that TOU to be enforceable. A TOU governs such…
Homemade Inventions Deserve Patents, Too
In my many encounters with inventors around the country, I find that many believe that patents may only be issued for completely new inventions. However, U.S. patent law does not require that a new product or process to resemble something from a science fiction movie; a useful modification or improvement of an existing device or…
Employers Have a Strong New Weapon To Protect Against Theft of Their Trade Secrets —If They Know How to Qualify For It
Fact–the theft of trade secrets, much of it cyber-theft, annually costs American businesses approximately $320 billion, with over 75% of trade secret lawsuits over the last two decades being brought against employees. To aid employers, Congress in May passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (the “Act”). The Act adds a federal cause of action against…
That Sucks For You. But, it doesn’t have to if you’re aware of this.
The Internet Corporation of Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) is the international company that oversees what are called generic top-level domains (“TLD”). These are .com, .net, .org and the others we’re all familiar with and likely use for our businesses and brands. Recently, ICANN approved and delegated about 550 new TLDs. One of them is “.sucks”…
Why Your Startup Should Use Legal Counsel
Starting a business can be both an exciting and extremely stressful time. As you work hard to get your business off the ground and seek success within your market, it is important to realize what legal factors need to be considered when doing so. Though it may be initially overlooked or something that people think…
Breaking Down Arbitration
After receiving a contract of employment, contract for bank agreements, or consumer contracts (like agreeing to updates on your Apple devices), you may breeze over an arbitration clause. They can be present in real estate agreements, and are a very common clause to put in a contract. The clause is a very important understanding between…
A Deeper Look Into Product Liability
As an inventor, you want nothing more than to provide the world with something that is helpful, beneficial and entirely your own. And while the invention process is something entirely exciting, there are plenty of other legal and official components that need to be accounted for. In our last blog we briefly covered the importance…
Product Liability & What It Means To Me
While we’ve been diving into the creases of intellectual property and how to protect it, there are plenty of other aspects that we cover here at ADLI Law that still play a very important part in your invention and how it is executed. One of the cases that we cover deals with product liability and…
A Breakdown of Intellectual Property
Creativity is something that this world is abundant in. It’s seen in inventions like the light bulb and concepts like electricity, but also thrives in arts such as music and drawing. While some products, recipes and names are easy to call your own, how do you ensure that an idea or concept that has yet…