Archive for the ‘Business Law’ Category

USERRA: Are You Ready for the Troops’ Return?

President Obama has announced that the U.S. will withdraw nearly all troops from Iraq by the end of this year, with thousands of additional troops from both Iraq and Afghanistan returning the first couple of months into the new year. Are you prepared to comply with the law and reinstate employees who may have been on military leave for months…if not years…?

February 10th, 2012 - By Graziadio Business Review


PODCAST: Why You Should Protect Your Brand and How to Do It

This podcast features Brandon Carr, JD, discussing various routes to proving that your descriptive brand has acquired secondary meaning.

September 29th, 2011 - By Audra Quinn


PODCAST: Understanding Secondary Meaning in Trademark Law

What’s in a name? Quite a bit, it turns out. This podcast summarizes the rules of secondary meaning in trademark law with Alexa Koenig, JD, MA.

July 13th, 2011 - By Audra Quinn


PODCAST: Family Business Succession Planning with Otis W. Baskin, PhD

This podcast interview features Otis W. Baskin, PhD, professor of management, who discusses strategies for family business succession planning.

April 18th, 2011 - By Audra Quinn


PODCAST: Distinctiveness in Trademark and Trade Dress Law

In this podcast interview, David Scalise, JD discusses how critical trademarks and trade dress are to a company’s success, and the legal protections for them.

March 23rd, 2011 - By Audra Quinn


The Employee Free Choice Act: Playing the Union Card

Dr. David M. Smith discusses the impact the proposed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would have on employers, unions, and the workforce.

June 29th, 2009 - By David M. Smith, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics