Neer McD

12/13/2023

Attorney Jessica Neer McDonald will be a panelist in TECHpalooza's "The Future of Creativity: AI in Art & Design" talk in South Florida.

06/18/2023

Wishing all fathers a Happy Father's Day!

12/30/2022

Looking forward to serving as a panelist on the Trademarks and NFTs roundtable conducted by United States Patent and Trademark Office and U.S. Copyright Office on January 24.

Both agencies are administering a joint study of NFTs and IP. Would love to hear from you if there are topics you would like discussed.

10/06/2022

Our hearts go out to all those effected by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. Particular to Hurricane Ian, we share Florida resources for Business & Disaster Recovery:
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08/22/2022

We are thrilled to welcome Kayla Lawless as our Fall Legal Intern! Kayla is currently attending the University of Miami School of Law as a third-year law student. Kayla brings a strong background in legal research and writing and looks forward to gaining further insight into the intersection of law, technology, and innovation in intellectual property. Welcome to the team!

06/08/2022

Join Jessica to learn about NFT IP Licensing ☑️ at Miami for Everyone, June 18 - Register here: https://miamiforeveryone.tech/

05/25/2022

Monday I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at Web3 Equity’s Dine and Learn. There was an amazing group of diverse and engaged women from different walks of life - real estate, hospitality, art, NFT community leaders, software, non-profit, government, etc.

We broke out into different topic sessions, and I led the group discussions on intellectual property (IP) in web3. I was blown away by the genuine interest in IP. I could see the thought wheels churning as we tried to tease out subjects like, what does NFT “ownership” mean? How are licensing programs changing through blockchain technology?

Traditional IP monetization channels are without a doubt being disrupted. While time will reveal more of the opportunities that await, these ladies are not waiting, they are building. 🚀

04/19/2022

Covers, mashups, remixes, and more. Great primer for musicians on using preexisting music.

04/02/2022

Count of related active trademark applications/registrations in the United States Patent and Trademark Office in honor of and the start of - 10,395. 1,318 filed in the last month alone.

04/01/2022

The United States Patent & Trademark Office maintains a trademark applicant must provide a domicile address with their application. P.O. box addresses are generally not acceptablehttps://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-88938938-EXA-10.pdf

03/16/2022

A peek into Apple Inc.'s trademark opposition history in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board - Apps and Oranges: Behind Apple’s ‘Bullying’ on Trademarks https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/technology/apple-trademarks.html?smid=tw-share

The company has opposed singer-songwriters, school districts and food blogs for trying to trademark names or logos featuring an apple — or a pear or pineapple.