Own Your Genius with LaConya Murray
By LaConya Murray, Esq.
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Episodes: 181
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Hosted by Brand Attorney LaConya Murray, the Own Your Genius Podcast delivers straight-to-the-point legal and business insights designed to help business owners build brands that last. Each episode is a deep dive into the mindset shifts, legal protections, and strategic moves you need to confidently grow your business and own your genius.
Inspired by her grandmother—the community bootlegger who sparked her entrepreneurial fire—Attorney Murray brings her signature blend of legal know-how and real-world strategy to help you stop playing small and start building boldly.
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181. The Legal Audit Every Business Needs: Structure, Contracts, and Intellectual Property Explained
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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180. How to Finally Accomplish Your Goals This Year Without Starting Over Or Burning Out
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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179. 3 Ways to Let Your Data Do the Talking (and the Selling!)
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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178. Maximize Your Intellectual Property’s Reach and Profit with Smart Positioning
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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177. 3 Steps to Lock Down Your Content and Land Lucrative Licensing Deals
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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176. Accidental Partnerships: Are You Legally Tied Together?
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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175. What’s Missing from Your Client Agreement?
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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174. Could Your Testimonials Get You Fined?
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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173. Is Your Business Structure Helping or Hurting Your Growth?
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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172. Are You Personally Liable for Your Client’s Results?
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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171. Can You Legally Teach What You Learned in School
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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170. What If Someone Steals Your Signature Framework Tomorrow
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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169. You Don't Have To Register Your Trademark
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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168. What Is IP Positioning—and Why It Matters for Experts
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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167. AI Fair Use and Copyrights
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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166. The Cost of Brand Confusion
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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165. Three Unassuming Contracts That Protect Your Genius
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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164. Don’t Sign That Yet! Important Contract Red Flags Every Business Owner Should Recognize
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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163. CapCut’s Terms of Service What Every Creator Needs to Know Before They Hit Upload
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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162. Don't Pay To Have Your Corporate Transparency Act BOI Report Prepared
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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161. What Happens to Trademark Ownership After Death
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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91. Your One Registered Trademark Isn't Enough
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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160. 3 Things You Should Do if Your Trademark Application is Opposed
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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159. Overcoming 2024 Hurdles
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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158. 7 Common Trademark Registration Mistakes
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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157. Recap of The White House Southeast Regional Business Briefing
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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156. When to Use LLC In Your Business Name
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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155. Is Your Brand Prepared to Go Viral
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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154. The Key To Using Popular Music In Your Business
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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153. My Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Experience
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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152. What the End of Non-Compete Agreements Could Mean for Small Businesses and Startups
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May 01, 2024 |
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151. 3 Tips to Avoid Copyright Infringement
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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150. Does your Work Ethic Match your Dreams?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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149. Planning for Retirement with Financial Advisor Kenneth Laneaux
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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148. Which Should I Trademark, My Business Logo or Name?
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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147. Did Pepsi really lose their trademark to an influencer?
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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146. The Legal Side of Email Marketing
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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145. DEI must Die (at least in Alabama)
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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144. Legal Essentials for Growing Businesses
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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143. The Trouble With Waiting
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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142. Starting a Business After 40
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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141. Strong Brand Case Study: Slutty Vegan
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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140. Strategies for Building a Strong Brand
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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139. What Must You Believe
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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138. Changes Being Made to How We Classify Employees
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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137. Disney Will Sue You
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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136. My Plan for a Successful 2024
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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135. Navigating Contracts as a Startup
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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134. Avoiding Legal Woes in Grinch-Themed Photos
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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133. How Does Your LLC Affect Your Trademark?
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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132. Does the Corporate Transparency Act Apply to Your Business?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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109. Murray's Law: How Tik Tok and Instagram Marketing Can Get You Sued
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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131. 5 Tips for Crafting an Unforgettable Brand Name
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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130. How Your Mindset Shapes Your Business Success
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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129. 5 Actionable Steps to Transition from Employee to Entrepreneur with Confidence
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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128. Contracts and Collaboration: Ensuring Successful Partnerships
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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127. Twitter Threatens to Sue Meta over Threads platform
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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126. Exploring the Opportunities that Come with Operating Your Business Online
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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125. How to Protect Your Intellectual Property When Operating Your Business in the Digital World
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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124. Protecting Your Online Presence: The Challenges of Operating Your Business in the Digital World
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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123. T.I. and Tiny's OMG Lawsuit Explained
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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122. How to Maintain your Limited Liability Status
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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121. The Pros and Cons of Operating as a Limited Liability Company
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May 31, 2023 |
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120. The Pros and Cons of Operating as a Corporation
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May 24, 2023 |
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119. The Pros and Cons of Operating as a Partnership
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May 17, 2023 |
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118. The Pros and Cons of Operating as a Sole Proprietor
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May 10, 2023 |
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117. Your Contract Can't Save You From Independent Contractor Misclassification
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May 03, 2023 |
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116 Ghosted. The Truth about Phantom Trademarks
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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115. The Necessity of Defining Success for Yourself
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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114. Influencers, Your Contract Needs These 5 Clauses
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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113. Murray's Law: How to Protect Your Trademark Before you Launch
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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112. Who Really Owns Your Logo?
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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111. When Work for Hire is Not Work for Hire
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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110. How to Create a Solid Financial Plan for Your Business with Juneil Bettis
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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108. 3 Things to Consider When Transitioning From Employee to Employer
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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107. Why Does My Single Member LLC Need an Operating Agreement
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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106. What Mariah Carey's Failed Trademark Application Teaches Us About the Opposition Process
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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105. Protect Your Personal Assets by Properly Executing Your Business Contracts
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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104. 5 Considerations When Choosing Your Next Attorney
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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103. Copyright Exceptions for Business Owners
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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102. The Power of Looking Back
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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101. Does Your Website Need A Contract?
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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100. Common Trademark Mistakes ft. AfroChella vs Coachella
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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99. How to Hire Your Kids (legally) with Fola-Sade the Accountability Accountant
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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98. The Long Term Effects of Childhood [t]rauma w/Dr. Reba Peoples
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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97. 6 Terms You Must Know If You're Forming an LLC
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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96. How to Protect Your Podcast
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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95. How Nostalgia Cosmetics Lost Its Trademark
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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94. Trademarks and Petty Don't Mix. What You Can Learn from Dancing Dolls Trademark Drama
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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93. Class Is In Session: Why It Is Important to Know Your Trademark Classes
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May 05, 2022 |
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92. How to Protect Your Business Ideas
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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90. 5 Clauses Every Contract Should Have
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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89. The Problem With Building a Personal Brand
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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88. Trademark Overview: 3 Steps to Speeding Up the Trademark Process
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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87. Woman to Woman: The Power of Being Your Authentic Self w/ Jasmine Powers
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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86. Legal Tea: Kim Kardashian’s Rebrand Comes with a few Trademark Challenges
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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85. Own Your Sh*t
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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84. What Clauses Should You Include in Your Operating Agreement?
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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83. How to Choose the Right Business Structure
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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82. Is An LLC Really Your Best Friend?
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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81. Overcoming Fear: Behind the Scenes of Off the Mark
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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80. Copyright vs the Right of Publicity, Who Controls Your Brand Photos?
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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79. How to Defend Your Intellectual Property Against Infringement
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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78. 3 Ways to Make Growing Your Brand a Priority
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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77. Does Owning a LLC Protect You From Trademark Infringement?
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May 05, 2021 |
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76. 8 Tips to Building a Strong Business
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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75. It’s Not Personal, It’s Business
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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74. How to Protect Your Brand on a Budget
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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73. Lydia T. Blanco: Power of Pouring into Your Own Cup
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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72. The Business Behind the Law with Attorney Chuck James
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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71. Copyright vs Copywrite: Will Either of These Protect My Phrase?
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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70. How Embracing Her Money Mindset Allowed Money Expert, Shannah Game, to Thrive Entrepreneurially
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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69. Gorilla Glue vs Gorilla Snot, how does the USPTO determine likelihood of confusion.
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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68. Can A Slogan Be Trademarked?
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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67. SpelHouse Trademark Drama: Culture Vulture or Opportunist?
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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66. How Taking The Leap of Faith Allowed Brittany Sharp to Become the Owner of Not One But TWO Successful Businesses
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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65. Bonus Episode: Murray’s Law, Can a Domain Name be Trademarked?
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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64. 2020 Reflection: Life Lessons In Unexpected Places
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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63. How Embracing Her Passion Allowed Coach Mimi Jay to Overcome Obstacles, Serve Her Community, and Achieve Her Goals
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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62. How Facing My Childhood Trauma Allowed Me to Transform into a Genius Receiver
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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61. Top 3 Mistakes Entrepreneurs When Starting Their Business
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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60. The Danger of Misclassifing an Employee as Independent Contractor
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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59. How Being Exposed to the Gender Wage-Gap Pushed Jacqueline to Embrace Her Genius and Empower Women in the Workplace
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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58. What Does Your Trademark Really Protect?
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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57. Distraction vs Opportunities: How Putting Your Genius First Paves a Thriving Road
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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56. Create the All-Star Business Team You NEED, by Avoiding These 4 Common Mistakes
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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55. How being fired pushed Melissa into her purpose and allowed her to double her salary in less than a year
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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54. How Finding My Genius Helped Me Have My Best Months, All While Enduring The Pandemic, Virtual School, and Working for Home.
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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53. Everyone Doesn't Need A Trademark
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May 02, 2020 |
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52. The Parallel Between Business and Fitness
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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51. Owning Your Genius While Working With Other People
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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50. Is Your Streamed Church Service Violating Copyright Laws
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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49. Now's Not The Time To Quit
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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48. How to Determine if Rebranding is Necessary
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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47. Did Kobe Trademark Mamba And If So What Happens Now
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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46. U.S Lawyer Files Trademark Application For Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's Sussex Royal
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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45. Target is Sued by Small Business Owner For Trademark Infringement
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Jan 03, 2020 |
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44. My Dad's Friend Went To Jail For Copyright Infringement
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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43. Kylie Jenner's Rise and Shine Trademark Application
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Nov 09, 2019 |
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42. Lizzo Accused of Plagiarism But Is It Really? Truth Hurts
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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41. What's the Real Scoop on Megan Thee Stallion's "Hot Girl Summer" Trademark?
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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40. The Takeaway From The TFUE v FaZe Clan Contract Dispute
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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39. Is Faceapp out to get all of your private information?
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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38. It's Update Time! Kim Kardashian, The Marathon Continues, and Cardi B
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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37. #KimOhNo Kim Kardashian files for Kimono trademark
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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36. Why Blacc Sam's "The Marathon Continues" trademark application is better than Crips LLC
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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35. Kawhi Leonard Files Lawsuit Against Nike for Copyright Infringement But Does He Have A Case?
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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34. LA Crips May Have Some Trouble With Their " The Marathon Continues" Trademark Application
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Jun 01, 2019 |
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33. What John Singelton's Passing Teaches Entrepreneurs About Preparing For Death
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May 15, 2019 |
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32. LL Cool J Wins Trademark Lawsuit But Not For The Reason You Think
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May 04, 2019 |
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31. Beyoncé and The Crayon Case, A Lesson In How To Make Your Intellectual Property Work For You
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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30. 50 Cent's Trademarking of Teairra Mari's "I Ain't Got It" Makes Him the King of Petty
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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29. Stop Bullying Entrepreneurs
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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28. Cardi B teaches us a thing or two about trademarking cute words and phrases, okurr
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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27. I Don't Own The Rights To This Music
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Mar 23, 2019 |
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26. Beyoncé and Jay-Z Teach Us About Bonafide Intent
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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25. AT&T hit with false advertising lawsuit by Sprint for 5G claims
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Mar 09, 2019 |
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24. Huge Ass Beer Has A Giant Trademark Problem
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Mar 02, 2019 |
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23. Duh, Of Course The Carlton Dance Isn't Protected By Copyright
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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22. Figi Water Girl Sues Figi For Unauthorized Use of Her Likeness
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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21. Just because you pay for it doesn't make it yours
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Feb 06, 2019 |
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20. Samsung's 1.6 Million Dollar iPhone Problem
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Jan 26, 2019 |
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19. What we can learn about trademarks from Game of Thrones, Rihanna, and McDonald's
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Jan 19, 2019 |
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18. Surviving R. Kelly's Defamation Lawsuit
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Jan 07, 2019 |
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17. Love Is Abrupt Cancellation, Admission of Guilt or Nah
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Dec 25, 2018 |
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16. Offset's Stage Debut, Love or Abuse?
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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15. Cardi B, Fornite Dance, and Nickelodeon Trademark/Copyright Update
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Dec 11, 2018 |
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14. LL Cool J and Prince Battle Alleged Cybersquatters
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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13. Black Owned Cosmetic Line Overcomes Trademark Issues With Big Brand To Make 1 Million D
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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12. New Edition Members Battle Over Right To Name
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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11. Stay Out Of My Crayon Box!
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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10. Gee's Bend, A Story Of Poverty, Ignorance, Fame And Copyrights
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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9. Seeking Forgiveness Can Cost You
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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8. Rihanna's Trademark Woes
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Oct 20, 2018 |
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7. Soulja Boy Cannot Copyright His "Superman" Dance
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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6. Jimmy Choo's problem with Amazon
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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5. Consent People Consent
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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4. Fitzmagic Trademark Drama. But Why You Mad Though?
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Sep 21, 2018 |
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3. WTF Procter and Gamble
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Sep 18, 2018 |
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2. Just Do It, Infringement or Satire?
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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1. Intro to Off The Mark w/ Attorney LaConya Murray
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Sep 13, 2018 |