Rihanna v. “Topshop”: Implications for Celebrity Image Right of Publicity in the U.K. presented at "Protecting Fashion Designs:  Fashion Law Basics for Lawyers and Designers" Seminar at Bloomingdale’s Century City (Sept. 18, 2013) In July 2013, , the U.K.’s High Court of Justice entered a judgment for singer Rihanna, who had filed a 2012 lawsuit complaining about the unauthorized use of her

Thought Questions for Chefs and Restauranteurs On Developing and Protecting Culinary Intellectual Property And Increasing Public Awareness in the “Food Network” Age: By Nancy L. McCullough, Esq. After advising several chefs, whose careers preceded the on-line and television explosion of interest in food TV shows, it became clear that thinking of ways to change with the times, leverage their knowledge,

TYPICAL ELEMENTS OF A BUSINESS PLAN By Nancy L. McCullough, Esq. All new businesses, and many existing ones seeking to refocus their mission, expand into different markets or products, or attract investors, will benefit from having a clearly-articulated, comprehensive business plan. It is a mandatory element of a typical investor “pitch deck”, and useful internally to business owners to set

Intellectual Property Basics: A Brief Overview By Nancy L. McCullough, Esq. United States intellectual property is generally divided into the following four main categories: Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and Trade Secrets.  Each of these categories provide specific tools that an author, artist, designer, musician, software developer or a company or small business can use to protect valuable properties. In order to