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When you see a tattoo on someone's body, you probably wonder what the significance of the tattoo is. Some people use tattoos to honor family members, like Lebron James' portrait of his son on his forearm. Others get tribal tattoos, like Mike Tyson's famous face tattoo. You might want to ask a per...

Netflix started out 2019 with a fresh Trademark lawsuit filed over their “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” film. The film has been a big hit as Netflix took advantage of the strong following their original series, Black Mirror, already had. Bandersnatch allows viewers to dictate the story line and ult...

When you go to a Sonic in Portland, you have a certain expectation that the tater tots and frozen drinks are going to taste the same as they do in Atlanta. And you expect the Sonic employees' uniforms to be the same in Dallas as they are in Orlando. These expectations for Sonic and all Sonic fran...

If you own Intellectual Property and find out that someone is using it without your permission, your first instinct would be to send them a cease and desist letter to end the infringing use, right?. But, what happens when that infringing user brings a lawsuit against you in a court far, far away?...

As the holiday season approaches, it is a good idea to assess your company's performance over the last twelve months and think about your business goals for the upcoming year. Taking some time to reflect on what has gone well and what improvements you would like to see can help you start the new ...

This October, we're shining our Portland Business Spotlight on our friends and neighbors in the Pearl—Firebrand Sports, a boutique fitness studio known for cutting edge, no-where-else-in-Portland workouts. We sat down with co-owners (and mother-and-daughter team) Linda and Sara to chat about what...