James Slater quoted in the Tallahassee Democrat regarding Casey Norred civil rights lawsuit
Last week, the Tallahassee Democrat published an article on the recent spate of suicides at the Leon County Jail, which included an update on our lawsuit involving the [...]
“It was torture” – Miami Herald covers the death of Craig Ridley
This week the Miami Herald published a damning article regarding the brutal and inhumane death of our client's father, Craig Ridley. Along with the Law Office [...]
Slater Legal obtains First Amendment victory for anonymous online speech
We are pleased to announce our recent court win in San Francisco Superior Court with co-counsel Ethan Jacobs regarding a subpoena directed to Reddit for the [...]
James Slater presents on Copyright Litigation for Florida Bar
As of March 21, 2022, James Slater's CLE program titled "Basics of Copyright Litigation" for Florida and Eleventh Circuit practitioners is now available on the Florida Bar's website. [...]
What is an ornamental refusal and how to overcome it
Are you thinking of putting your branding on t-shirts or hats? How and where you use your branding on your products will impact your ability to register with [...]
Happy Public Domain Day!
It's finally here! Today, copyrighted works from 1926, like A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh, entered the U.S. public domain today, where they are now free for all to copy, [...]
USPTO implements the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020
On December 18, 2021, the regulations implementing the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) went into effect. These regulations provide new tools for individuals and businesses to remove [...]
Copyright law, not labor law, controls a “work for hire”
It's October 1st, and do we have a scary story to tell. Well, scary for those who don't heed the importance of putting effective work-made-for-hire agreements in place [...]
Are you starting a business in Florida? Speak to trademark counsel before you launch.
If you're starting a business, the last thing you want to do is invest time, energy, and money into branding your company without clearing your name or logo. [...]
Works for hire cannot be retroactive
When you hire someone to create your logo, write your content, or develop your code you should have a work-made-for-hire agreement signed in advance. If not, that contractor [...]