Posted on August 8, 2020
We are pleased to announce that the office will be moving to the Halifax Harbor Plaza in the historic Beach Street district of Daytona Beach. As of September 1, 2020, clients and friends can find us at 125 Basin Street Suite 206, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114….
Read morePosted on March 17, 2020
The United States Copyright Office is increasing its fees on March 20, 2020. The standard online registration fee will increase from $55 to $65 and the filing fee for a work by a single author with the same claimant will increase from $35 to $45….
Read morePosted on March 17, 2020
TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance recently made judicial history in copyright infringement. ByteDance was able to win a copyright infringement case against a competing platform called Huopai because of China’s policy allowing the use of blockchain technology to verify evidence…
Read morePosted on March 17, 2020
Led Zepplin’s iconic song “Stairway to Heaven” was finally cleared of copyright infringement in historic proceedings in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On September 23, 2019 the Michael Skidmore v. Warner/Chapell Music, Inc. and Led Zeppelin case was decided. This case involved a claim…
Read morePosted on February 18, 2020
On Thursday February 18, 2020 Attorney Lori J. Sandman presented a SCORE workshop on intellectual property at Daytona State College. In her talk “Intellectual Property & Business Law Basics 2020: How to Protect Your Business”, she discussed the different forms of intellectual property used to…
Read morePosted on February 4, 2020
Bloomberg Law recently released a report detailing the current gender pay gap in Intellectual Property (IP) law. The report contains staggering figures. Male IP partners’ compensation is 53% higher on average than women’s. The article also discusses general counsel compensation: pay is 39% higher for…
Read morePosted on January 21, 2020
Sandman Law Office, PLLC is pleased to announce that Attorney Lori J. Sandman has fulfilled the requirements of the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators and is certified as an Appellate Mediator.
Read morePosted on January 21, 2020
The United States and China entered into a historic treaty this month, focusing much-needed attention to the problems of trade inequity and intellectual property protection. The Economic and Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s…
Read morePosted on September 24, 2019
Sandman Law Office, PLLC is pleased to announce that Attorney Lori J. Sandman has been named as a Rising Star in Super Lawyers Florida 2019. Super Lawyers Florida 2019 is a magazine dedicated to providing quality law content as well as keeping their readers up…
Read morePosted on September 24, 2019
At the end of September in 2018 the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit invalidated the previous decision made by the Central District of California regarding the similarity of Led Zeppelin’s song, “Stairway to Heaven” to the band Spirit’s song, “Taurus”. The decision made…
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