There is nothing more entertaining at the Yau Law Firm than stumbling upon a fun intellectual property question: If a monkey takes a picture of itself–a”selfie”–in the forest, does it own the copyrights to those photographs? According to British photographer, David Slater, it should. Back in 2011, Slater traveled to Indonesia to photograph the Celebes […]
Filed under: Copyrights by Yau Jo-Anne Monday, August 11th, 2014
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Whether it is in Florida or some other state, federal trademarks, patents, and copyrights are just some of the things we help our business clients with on a daily basis here at the Yau Law Firm. But, when it comes to starting a business, we are all about planting roots right here in Jacksonville! Sure, […]
Filed under: Copyrights, Corporate Law, Patents, Trademarks by Yau Jo-Anne Wednesday, April 30th, 2014
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Cease and desist letters are particularly handy for those wanting to enforce trademarks, copyrights, patents, licenses, and really, any other right. At the Yau Law Firm, we have dealt with cease and desist letters on both ends of the spectrum: we have issued cease and desist letters on behalf of our clients, and we have […]
Filed under: Civil Litigation, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Entertainment Law, Patents, Trademarks by Yau Jo-Anne Thursday, March 27th, 2014
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In less than 19 days, more than 600 Creators will display their projects throughout downtown Jacksonville for a shot at some of the $3.25 million dollars inside the crowd-funding pot. Last year, our attorneys at the Yau Law Firm attended OneSpark and gave our votes and support to some Creators and their intellectual property. This […]
Filed under: Copyrights, Entertainment Law, General, Patents, Trademarks by Yau Jo-Anne Thursday, March 20th, 2014
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Imagine this: all of the songs on your playlist are properly licensed for streaming and replaying, but someone is claiming copyright infringement on your song compilation. How can this be? As Yau Law Firm attorneys handling intellectual property issues on a daily basis, we couldn’t help but comment about the interesting international copyright lawsuit in […]
Filed under: Copyrights by Yau Jo-Anne Friday, September 13th, 2013
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Can you benefit from preserving the relationship, or having a better relationship, with the other party? In the first part of this topical discussion on the Yau Law blog, I addressed how negotiating can ultimately lead to a successful ending for all parties involved in litigation (or potential litigation). But, the common problem that most litigants […]
Filed under: Civil Litigation, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Family Law, General by Yau Jo-Anne Friday, August 9th, 2013
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The Yau Law firm is proud to represent clients in all areas of practice relating to intellectual property. Yau Law has stood by their clients providing legal advice and representation through every stage of the business: from protecting an invention to creating contract negotiations over the invention’s sale, Yau Law has protected businesses big and […]
Filed under: Civil Litigation, Copyrights, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks by Yau Jo-Anne Thursday, May 9th, 2013
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Yau Law firm represents clients by protecting their intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks, and patents) from infringement. Oftentimes, people think of intellectual property as registering a copyright for a photograph or an illustration; others think of trademarking a slogan or a business name while some think of patenting an invention. But intellectual property is more than just […]
Filed under: Civil Litigation, Copyrights by Yau Jo-Anne Thursday, April 4th, 2013
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Copyright protection is a common concern for business owners, particularly for artists and photographers. After all, photographs, pictures, and the like, can be considered intellectual property. So, when someone uses photographs without the owner’s permission, issues about copyright infringement can arise. But, what about pictures of yourself that you posted on your Facebook, twitter, YouTube, Google plus, […]
Filed under: Civil Litigation, Copyrights by Yau Jo-Anne Thursday, March 14th, 2013
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Did you know that IP supports economic growth? According to an April 2012 report released by the U.S. Commerce Department, industries dealing heavily with intellectual property (IP) support 40 million jobs. In fact, IP contributes about 35 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP)—that’s about $5 trillion dollars! Why is this good news? While […]
Filed under: Copyrights, Corporate Law, Franchising, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks by Yau Jo-Anne Thursday, December 20th, 2012
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