Law & Business

Welcome to the Law & Business Podcast. Episode 43 begins a special mini-series with the Nessa Group , discussing what it means to work with a business consulting group and how that consulting group can help a business improve in all its areas. We at Verna Law and the “Law & Business” Podcast hope you enjoy this special mini-series and that it tackles your business’ needs....

In this episode of the “Law & Business” podcast, Jim Cushing and Anthony Verna talk about judges. In a recent video blog post , Anthony Verna talked about one judge helping to settle one trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit. Sometimes, judges are able (under the rules of procedure of their court) to aid the parties in litigation to settle their lawsuits. Jim Cushing and Ant...

Shad B. Ewart has been a professor and administrator at Anne Arundel Community College since 2001. Prior to that, he was a professor of business at Mount Vernon College in Washington, DC. At Anne Arundel Community College, he has served as Department Chair and Director of Business Programs. As chair he designed the curriculum for the Business Support Specialist program and the Transportation Logis...

In Episode 40, Anthony speaks with Vik Rajan, the co-founder of Phoneblogger.net . Vik is also the creator of Inner Circles, the free LinkedIn networking add-on: Focus your time on engagement & reciprocity. Vik started Practice Marketing Advisors and its blog as he realized attorneys, CPAs, and related professionals required specialized marketing help that accounts for clients’ professional co...

In Episode 39 of the “Law & Business” podcast, Anthony speaks to Connie Steele of Flywheel Associates. We talk to Connie about her “Agile Marketing” philosophy. Marketing, Advertising, and Intellectual Property go hand-in-hand. Many clients of Verna Law have had frustrations taking their patents and trademarks and moving their ideas into the marketplace. Managing and ad...

Law & Business – Episode 38 – Anthony sits down with the Rev. Mark Schaefer, the Chaplain of American University. Yes, that means that this episode takes a little different path than the usual episode of the “Law & Business” podcast. Mark talks about his history from practicing law to being a member of the Methodist clergy. Mark also discusses some of his philosophy...

In Episode 36 of the “Law & Business” Podcast, Anthony and producer Marc Sterne talk about the MillerCoors lawsuit against AB InBev over its “corn syrup” campaign, which started during the Super Bowl. This episode (minisode? miniwebisode?) was recorded at Chatter in Washington, D.C. Thank you, Marc for recording and helping with all the episodes at Chatter. MillerCoors...

In Episode 35 of the “Law & Business” Podcast, Anthony talks (all by himself) about why a person or business must register a copyright in a work that qualifies under copyright law. Yes, the Supreme Court recently ruled that a copyright infringement lawsuit can only be instituted after registering a copyright. That blog post was already written. However, Anthony is all by himself in...

In Episode 34 of the “Law & Business” podcast, Anthony Verna talks to John Eastwood, a partner at Eiger Law in Taipei, Taiwan. They discuss the issuance of the Trump trademarks in China, if there appears to be any issues outside of the normal issuance of trademarks in China, and what any business moving into China should keep in mind about its trademarks. Ivanka Trump probably didn...

Diane Kennedy , CPA, joins Anthony Verna for episode 33 of the Law & Business podcast. Diane has written a dozen or so books and had the fortune of hitting the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business West best seller lists with some of them. That’s even more remarkable because her books are about tax, accounting and investing. They aren’t your typical beach books. Diane and Anthony ta...

It’s Episode 32 of the Law & Business Podcast. Anthony Verna and Wil Jacques talk about the possibilities of a provisional patent application (PPA).  Many potential clients call asking for a provisional without really understanding that the provisional patent application only gives a one-year extension to the deadline of filing a full patent application. Law & Business Podcast w...

Law & Business Podcast with Wil Jacques On the new episode of the Law and Business podcast, Wil and Anthony talk about when clients have an idea. Episode 31 starts with the first words many clients and potential clients have:  “I Have an Idea”.  What is next in the intellectual property development process?  What are the first questions that a potential client is asked in a consultation? Law &...

It’s Law & Business Episode 30: The Costs of Litigating. Law & Business Podcast with Wil Jacques Wil Jacques, patent agent to Verna Law, P.C., and Anthony Verna, managing partner of Verna Law, P.C. talk about the costs of litigating and the benefits of litigating.  They talk about damages in patent infringement , copyright infringement , and trademark infringement cases. In patent in...

On Episode 29 of the Law & Business Podcast, Wil Jacques and Anthony Verna talk about copyright infringement, trademark infringement, patent infringement, and some thoughts to avoid infringement. What one needs to do is to assess the amount of damages that may be awarded because lawsuits can be expensive. Copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, perform...

In the “Law & Business” podcast, Episode 28, Raj Goel of Brainlink International talks about Operational Maturity in business. What is Operational Maturity and what are the levels of Operational Maturity (OML)?  The difference between the OMLs of businesses depends upon the standardization of the internal and external processes they employ, their competency in the services the...

In the Law & Business Podcast Episode 26, Australian barrister Ed Heerey helps to compare U.S. and Australian Rights of Privacy and Publicity law and issues. This is one of the most fun episodes of the podcast.  Anthony visits Ed Heerey, an Australian barrister, to discuss Australian rights of privacy and publicity.  Anthony and Ed compare famous Australian cases with famous American...

This is our first “Law & Business” podcast episode recorded during the International Bar Association annual convention .  This year it was in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With John Rubinstein formerly of Rubinstein Phillips Lewis Smith Ltd. of London, Episode 25 of the “Law & Business” podcast covers differences between the American and British trademark syst...

Episode 24 of the “Law & Business” Podcast features Wil Jacques, the patent agent of Verna Law, P.C. We discuss the patent application in three thoughts. Wil Jacques, Patent Agent After filing the patent application , there is an office action (rejection from the United States Patent and Trademark Office). First office action : The job of the patent examiner is to determine whether...

On Episode 22 of the Law & Business podcast, I chat with Sarah DeGeorge of Socially Dedicated.  It’s a part of our Philly Bloggers series.  Sarah and I chat about her blog, Socially Dedicated, and what it means for business.  Sarah has tips on her blog, such as how to stay on a client’s money habits, how to balance your work and life properly, and what it means to be...

That’s right.  Season 2 of the “Law & Business” Podcast is back.  We start with Episode 21, in which we have a discussion with Chrystina Cappello, the founder of the Chrystina Noel blog and of PHL Bloggers.  The Chrystina Noel blog is all about party hosting and various tips and tricks to experiment with parties.  PHL Bloggers is an organization based in t...