Steven Weigler

Dear Clients & Friends, Every small business owner is aware of the challenges, especially those innate to entrepreneurs. In this month’s blog find out five ways a small business attorney can help launch an ecommerce website. Read More As we have discussed in the last few months, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) compliance period is…

With the increase in prices of goods, there has also been an increase in fraud. This includes fraudulent trademark communications. These scammers reach out to trademark applicants and owners and pose as the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The motive behind these fraudulent communications is often financial. Unsuspecting trademark recipients afraid to lose…

Trademark squatting is a real problem in China. Whether registering a trademark that is concerningly similar to an established mark or registering a famous mark that has not yet started operation in the country. Squatters attempt to piggyback off or hijack other people’s brand identity.

Does This Change Impact Your Business in 2024? The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) uses the Madrid System to address intellectual property and trademarks on a worldwide scale. If your IP and business has global or international reach, you may already be familiar with the Madrid System or the Madrid Protocol. Entrepreneurs who are looking to expand…

Study Finds that Existing Law is Sufficient to Address Infringement of NFT Applications Recently, in an NFT joint study by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the United States Copyright Office. Officials found that the enforcement mechanisms currently in effect can effectively handle infringement concerns regarding non-fungible token (NFT) applications. What Prompted the NFT…

I love eCommerce because the barriers to entry are relatively low and the opportunity to be successful is relatively high as compared to almost every industry I can think of. I.                Ecommerce Low Cost of Entry Doesn’t Equal Low Cost of Growth As my hair began thinning, I became fixated with a sunscreen for balding…

“Any you may find yourself in another part of the world…Any you may ask yourself ‘Well, How Did I Get Here?”  The Talking Heads[1] I just finished an epic 22-day business trip to Dubai and Southern India. How and why I even started practicing law again in 2015 was based on a natural progression of…

Dear Clients & Friends, We are fortunate to have a number of long-term clients. Some of whom were start-ups when we met and have grown impressively in spite of the recent economic uncertainty. As we watched our clients change and grow, a question kept coming up – what business type for my business at this…

EmergeCounsel and Eshwars, Advocates have similar legal practices half a world away from each other.  EmergeCounsel’s Steven Weigler recollects that he met members of India-based Eshwars, Advocates several years ago at the IR Global network conference in Taiwan.  Weigler says “I have always strived to work with international counsel for which I share practice philosophy…

Pursuing Patent Protection Can Be Both Complicated and Expensive. Whether It is Right For Your Business Requires a Careful Analysis. Because intellectual property is intangible, meaning you can’t touch or feel it, the exercise in memorializing and protecting it is fairly abstract.  Patents, which protect inventions, are probably the most complex and least understood of…

Pursuing Patent Protection Can Be Both Complicated and Expensive. Whether It is Right For Your Business Requires a Careful Analysis. Because intellectual property is intangible, meaning you can’t touch or feel it, the exercise in memorializing and protecting it is fairly abstract. Patents, which protect inventions, are probably the most complex and least understood of…

Small business owners face what can feel like an endless stream of legal updates and policy changes. As of January 1, 2024, there is another new requirement that affects millions of small businesses across the country – The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The Corporate Transparency Act Recently, congress, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of…