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Leadership and Light Hearted Humor
Valerie Nussenblatt Valerie Nussenblatt

Leadership and Light Hearted Humor

Whether you are captain of your sports team, the founder of a new company, or an entry-level employee with dreams of upward mobility, humor (when utilized appropriately) can be an effective tool for leaders of all types.

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Understanding the Customer Journey
Valerie Nussenblatt Valerie Nussenblatt

Understanding the Customer Journey

I’m usually the grIP data expert.  But today, I’m diverging to discuss something my team has been focusing on lately: mapping the customer journey.

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Reaction to Failure is the Better Measuring Stick
Valerie Nussenblatt Valerie Nussenblatt

Reaction to Failure is the Better Measuring Stick

The right decision in the aftermath of failure is a better measuring stick for an organization undergoing cultural change  rather than what happens in the wake of success. The reaction to failure gives better insight into organizational character.

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Changes to Trademarks - The 2020 Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) Rules Are Now Active
Valerie Nussenblatt Valerie Nussenblatt

Changes to Trademarks - The 2020 Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) Rules Are Now Active

Irreparable Harm - Injunctions can be an incredibly useful trademark enforcement tool, but they are difficult to obtain in many cases.  Since the U.S. Supreme Court's patent related decision regarding irreparable harm in eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, 547 U.S. 388 (2006), U.S., appellate courts have been divided on whether they extend that ruling to trademark cases. The TMA ends that division once and for all making it easier to get an injunction – a valuable tool!

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Why Businesses Establish IP Holding Companies
Valerie Nussenblatt Valerie Nussenblatt

Why Businesses Establish IP Holding Companies

Companies possessing substantial intellectual property (IP) assets often establish an intellectual property holding company (IPCo) in their corporate structure. An IPco is a special purpose vehicle designed to hold and manage the IP of a corporate group. IPCo licenses the IP to affiliates for their use in business operations.

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The Creations of Our Time
Valerie Nussenblatt Valerie Nussenblatt

The Creations of Our Time

The act of creating is a very special thing. By creating, we bring something new into this world. Isn’t that cool? Musicians bring new songs into this world. Inventors bring new ideas. Artists bring new images. Entrepreneurs and scientists bring us solutions to problems not yet solved. All of these contributions make up the creations of our time.

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MiamiCoin Could be Presage Crypto's Undoing
Valerie Nussenblatt Valerie Nussenblatt

MiamiCoin Could be Presage Crypto's Undoing

The Super Bowl was full of ads about cryptocurrency. This might make you think that crypto has finally made it, is fully mainstream, and is safe from regulation. That would be premature. Crypto has largely developed absent all government regulation and, given the actions against crypto firms involved in the Canadian anti-vaccine protests, are vulnerable to them.

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