Let’s say your business is the first to launch an innovative product, and you achieve great sales success. And you inspire a knockoff: a competitor later begins selling practically the same thing but claims in its advertising that its product is “innovative” or the “first of its kind.” You worry that this will hurt your Read the full article…

A recent Supreme Court decision is a win for internet service providers and those engaged in online piracy. How will it affect other businesses? Cox Communications provides internet, telephone, and cable television services to over six million subscribers across the country, including in Virginia. Some use its internet service to download music illegally, which is Read the full article…

It’s a crazy world when you need a law degree rather than a playbook to fully understand what’s happening in big-time college football. Let’s look at the instant replay of a recent Duke University lawsuit against quarterback Darian Mensah. Business owners and employees can learn valuable lessons from it. In January, Duke sued Mensah, alleging Read the full article…