Founded in 1997, Adler Law Group offers legal services for corporate entities in computing, information technology and telecommunications fields. Based in Chicago, Illinois, David M. Adler, Esq., the principal attorney, is the driving force behind the Firm's Technology Practice Group. The law firm is focused on helping and advising corporations through contract interpretation, drafting, negotiation, and enforcement and intellectual property law.
How Can Designers Protect Their Intellectual Property?
Interior Design and knockoff furniture made headlines in a recent New York Times article, most likely due to the celebrity attached to the controversy. The complaint filed by the Judd Foundation against…
This month’s issue of Ping® highlights some trends in digital advertising. On June 29th, 2021, Illinois passed a Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) law for their colleges and institutions allowing a student-athlete to earn compensation commensurate with market value while enrolled…
Ping® by Adlerlaw Reminder: NYC Requires Written Contracts For Freelance Workers
New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act defines freelance workers as any individual hired or retained as an independent contractor by a hiring party to provide services for compensation.…
Or, Can I post a photo of graffiti art to Instagram?
Imagine this scenario: while traversing the city on your daily walk to the office you see some interesting graffiti on the inside of a stairwell in the commercial building…
Ping® by Adlerlaw – Structuring and Planning M&A Transactions
I was honored to participate in a recent webinar about Merger & Acquisition Transactions as part of the Financial Poise M&A BOOT CAMP 2023. Our program, the kick-off episode in…
In Warhol v. Goldsmith, Opinion located here, the estate of deceased pop artist Andy Warhol argued its use of the photo at issue was fair use under the first of the four Fair Use test factors (the “purpose and character…
Advertisers delight in activating values and hidden desires of consumers using the language of the advertising claim. The “claim” is the part of an ad that makes some claim of superiority for the product being advertised. These days it is…
A recent Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision is noteworthy for the lighting-design industry. This trademark application rejection sheds light on strategies for lighting designers seeking to protect their trademarks. This begins with the approach to the application process…
This month’s issue of Ping® highlights Illinois rules regarding use of iPhone-recorded video in a criminal trial. In case you missed it, my article, “Six Things You Can Do to Improve Your Contracts,” from ASID Impact Illinois Magazine, Issue Two,…
Copyright law protects the expression not the idea.
Many writers worry about “idea theft,” using it as the reason they don’t tell people about their projects, won’t publicaly post their loglines, or won’t apply for contests and fellowships. But the…
