Own Your Genius with LaConya Murray
The Own Your Genius podcast is the perfect mix of business, law, and mindset to help black entrepreneurs succeed in business and life. Join Attorney LaConya Murray each month as she and her guest share their entrepreneurial journey, tricks of the trade, and their secrets to getting out of their own way to succeed. Inspired by her grandmother, the community bootlegger Attorney Murray‘s passion for helping entrepreneurs started early. Today she helps entrepreneurs throughout the country protect their brand, content, and ideas through trademarks, copyrights, and business development.Podcasts
138. Changes Being Made to How We Classify Employees
Published: Jan. 17, 2024, 11 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 48 seconds
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137. Disney Will Sue You
Published: Jan. 10, 2024, 11 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 12 seconds
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136. My Plan for a Successful 2024
Published: Jan. 3, 2024, 11 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 14 seconds
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135. Navigating Contracts as a Startup
Published: Dec. 20, 2023, 11 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 22 seconds
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134. Avoiding Legal Woes in Grinch-Themed Photos
Published: Dec. 13, 2023, 11 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 51 seconds
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133. How Does Your LLC Affect Your Trademark?
Published: Dec. 6, 2023, noonDuration: 13 minutes 58 seconds
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132. Does the Corporate Transparency Act Apply to Your Business?
Published: Nov. 29, 2023, 1:38 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 46 seconds
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109. Murray's Law: How Tik Tok and Instagram Marketing Can Get You Sued
Published: Nov. 22, 2023, 11 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 19 seconds
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131. 5 Tips for Crafting an Unforgettable Brand Name
Published: Nov. 15, 2023, noonDuration: 17 minutes 17 seconds
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130. How Your Mindset Shapes Your Business Success
Published: Aug. 2, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 22 seconds
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129. 5 Actionable Steps to Transition from Employee to Entrepreneur with Confidence
Published: July 26, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 35 seconds
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128. Contracts and Collaboration: Ensuring Successful Partnerships
Published: July 19, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 44 seconds
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127. Twitter Threatens to Sue Meta over Threads platform
Published: July 12, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 49 seconds
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126. Exploring the Opportunities that Come with Operating Your Business Online
Published: July 6, 2023, 12:01 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 7 seconds
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125. How to Protect Your Intellectual Property When Operating Your Business in the Digital World
Published: June 28, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 11 seconds
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124. Protecting Your Online Presence: The Challenges of Operating Your Business in the Digital World
Published: June 21, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 16 seconds
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123. T.I. and Tiny's OMG Lawsuit Explained
Published: June 14, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 1 second
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122. How to Maintain your Limited Liability Status
Published: June 7, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 32 seconds
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121. The Pros and Cons of Operating as a Limited Liability Company
Published: May 31, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 8 seconds
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120. The Pros and Cons of Operating as a Corporation
Published: May 24, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 23 seconds
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119. The Pros and Cons of Operating as a Partnership
Published: May 17, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 18 seconds
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118. The Pros and Cons of Operating as a Sole Proprietor
Published: May 10, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 57 seconds
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117. Your Contract Can't Save You From Independent Contractor Misclassification
Published: May 3, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 53 seconds
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116 Ghosted. The Truth about Phantom Trademarks
Published: April 12, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds
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115. The Necessity of Defining Success for Yourself
Published: March 2, 2023, 3:58 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 10 seconds
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114. Influencers, Your Contract Needs These 5 Clauses
Published: Feb. 22, 2023, 8:28 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 18 seconds
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113. Murray's Law: How to Protect Your Trademark Before you Launch
Published: Feb. 15, 2023, 6 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 5 seconds
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112. Who Really Owns Your Logo?
Published: Feb. 10, 2023, 6:18 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 29 seconds
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111. When Work for Hire is Not Work for Hire
Published: Feb. 2, 2023, midnightDuration: 17 minutes 17 seconds
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110. How to Create a Solid Financial Plan for Your Business with Juneil Bettis
Published: Dec. 22, 2022, midnightDuration: 44 minutes 27 seconds
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108. 3 Things to Consider When Transitioning From Employee to Employer
Published: Dec. 8, 2022, midnightDuration: 14 minutes 20 seconds
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107. Why Does My Single Member LLC Need an Operating Agreement
Published: Dec. 1, 2022, midnightDuration: 9 minutes 49 seconds
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106. What Mariah Carey's Failed Trademark Application Teaches Us About the Opposition Process
Published: Nov. 24, 2022, 12:17 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 31 seconds
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105. Protect Your Personal Assets by Properly Executing Your Business Contracts
Published: Nov. 17, 2022, 2:08 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 6 seconds
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104. 5 Considerations When Choosing Your Next Attorney
Published: Nov. 10, 2022, midnightDuration: 15 minutes 11 seconds
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103. Copyright Exceptions for Business Owners
Published: Nov. 2, 2022, 11 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 25 seconds
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102. The Power of Looking Back
Published: Oct. 26, 2022, 11 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 47 seconds
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101. Does Your Website Need A Contract?
Published: Oct. 19, 2022, 11 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 30 seconds
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100. Common Trademark Mistakes ft. AfroChella vs Coachella
Published: Oct. 12, 2022, 11 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 31 seconds
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99. How to Hire Your Kids (legally) with Fola-Sade the Accountability Accountant
Published: Oct. 5, 2022, 11 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 38 seconds
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98. The Long Term Effects of Childhood [t]rauma w/Dr. Reba Peoples
Published: Sept. 28, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 34 minutes 43 seconds
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97. 6 Terms You Must Know If You're Forming an LLC
Published: Sept. 21, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 10 minutes 38 seconds
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96. How to Protect Your Podcast
Published: Sept. 14, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 27 seconds
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95. How Nostalgia Cosmetics Lost Its Trademark
Published: Sept. 7, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 38 seconds
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94. Trademarks and Petty Don't Mix. What You Can Learn from Dancing Dolls Trademark Drama
Published: June 1, 2022, 11:30 a.m.Duration: 22 minutes 9 seconds
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93. Class Is In Session: Why It Is Important to Know Your Trademark Classes
Published: May 5, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 8 seconds
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92. How to Protect Your Business Ideas
Published: April 6, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 17 minutes 24 seconds
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91. Your One Registered Trademark Isn't Enough
Published: March 2, 2022, noonDuration: 18 minutes 7 seconds
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90. 5 Clauses Every Contract Should Have
Published: Feb. 2, 2022, noonDuration: 18 minutes 42 seconds
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89. The Problem With Building a Personal Brand
Published: Jan. 5, 2022, 2:58 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 17 seconds
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88. Trademark Overview: 3 Steps to Speeding Up the Trademark Process
Published: Aug. 18, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 49 seconds
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87. Woman to Woman: The Power of Being Your Authentic Self w/ Jasmine Powers
Published: Aug. 11, 2021, 8:08 p.m.Duration: 58 minutes 53 seconds
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86. Legal Tea: Kim Kardashians Rebrand Comes with a few Trademark Challenges
Published: Aug. 4, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 46 seconds
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85. Own Your Sh*t
Published: July 28, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 10 minutes 22 seconds
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84. What Clauses Should You Include in Your Operating Agreement?
Published: July 21, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 46 seconds
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83. How to Choose the Right Business Structure
Published: July 15, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 10 minutes 46 seconds
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82. Is An LLC Really Your Best Friend?
Published: July 7, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 4 seconds
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81. Overcoming Fear: Behind the Scenes of Off the Mark
Published: June 30, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 6 seconds
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80. Copyright vs the Right of Publicity, Who Controls Your Brand Photos?
Published: June 23, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 28 seconds
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79. How to Defend Your Intellectual Property Against Infringement
Published: June 16, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 28 seconds
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78. 3 Ways to Make Growing Your Brand a Priority
Published: June 9, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 8 minutes 24 seconds
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77. Does Owning a LLC Protect You From Trademark Infringement?
Published: May 5, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 28 seconds
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76. 8 Tips to Building a Strong Business
Published: April 14, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 34 seconds
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75. Its Not Personal, Its Business
Published: April 7, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 49 seconds
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74. How to Protect Your Brand on a Budget
Published: March 17, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 26 minutes 29 seconds
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73. Lydia T. Blanco: Power of Pouring into Your Own Cup
Published: March 10, 2021, noonDuration: 35 minutes 49 seconds
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72. The Business Behind the Law with Attorney Chuck James
Published: March 3, 2021, noonDuration: 47 minutes 9 seconds
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71. Copyright vs Copywrite: Will Either of These Protect My Phrase?
Published: Feb. 24, 2021, noonDuration: 26 minutes 17 seconds
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70. How Embracing Her Money Mindset Allowed Money Expert, Shannah Game, to Thrive Entrepreneurially
Published: Feb. 17, 2021, noonDuration: 32 minutes 19 seconds
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69. Gorilla Glue vs Gorilla Snot, how does the USPTO determine likelihood of confusion.
Published: Feb. 10, 2021, noonDuration: 34 minutes 12 seconds
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68. Can A Slogan Be Trademarked?
Published: Jan. 27, 2021, noonDuration: 40 minutes 51 seconds
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67. SpelHouse Trademark Drama: Culture Vulture or Opportunist?
Published: Jan. 20, 2021, noonDuration: 36 minutes 39 seconds
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66. How Taking The Leap of Faith Allowed Brittany Sharp to Become the Owner of Not One But TWO Successful Businesses
Published: Jan. 13, 2021, noonDuration: 39 minutes 33 seconds
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65. Bonus Episode: Murrays Law, Can a Domain Name be Trademarked?
Published: Dec. 23, 2020, noonDuration: 16 minutes 50 seconds
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64. 2020 Reflection: Life Lessons In Unexpected Places
Published: Dec. 16, 2020, noonDuration: 11 minutes 55 seconds
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63. How Embracing Her Passion Allowed Coach Mimi Jay to Overcome Obstacles, Serve Her Community, and Achieve Her Goals
Published: Dec. 9, 2020, noonDuration: 20 minutes 49 seconds
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62. How Facing My Childhood Trauma Allowed Me to Transform into a Genius Receiver
Published: Dec. 2, 2020, noonDuration: 14 minutes 54 seconds
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61. Top 3 Mistakes Entrepreneurs When Starting Their Business
Published: Nov. 25, 2020, noonDuration: 16 minutes 19 seconds
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60. The Danger of Misclassifing an Employee as Independent Contractor
Published: Nov. 18, 2020, noonDuration: 11 minutes 57 seconds
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59. How Being Exposed to the Gender Wage-Gap Pushed Jacqueline to Embrace Her Genius and Empower Women in the Workplace
Published: Nov. 11, 2020, noonDuration: 25 minutes 11 seconds
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58. What Does Your Trademark Really Protect?
Published: Nov. 4, 2020, noonDuration: 12 minutes
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57. Distraction vs Opportunities: How Putting Your Genius First Paves a Thriving Road
Published: Oct. 28, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 12 minutes
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56. Create the All-Star Business Team You NEED, by Avoiding These 4 Common Mistakes
Published: Oct. 21, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 52 seconds
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55. How being fired pushed Melissa into her purpose and allowed her to double her salary in less than a year
Published: Oct. 14, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 18 seconds
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54. How Finding My Genius Helped Me Have My Best Months, All While Enduring The Pandemic, Virtual School, and Working for Home.
Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 14 seconds
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53. Everyone Doesn't Need A Trademark
Published: May 2, 2020, 6:35 p.m.Duration: 7 minutes 55 seconds
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52. The Parallel Between Business and Fitness
Published: April 24, 2020, 12:31 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 4 seconds
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51. Owning Your Genius While Working With Other People
Published: April 17, 2020, noonDuration: 15 minutes 53 seconds
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50. Is Your Streamed Church Service Violating Copyright Laws
Published: April 3, 2020, noonDuration: 11 minutes 50 seconds
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49. Now's Not The Time To Quit
Published: March 27, 2020, noonDuration: 15 minutes 30 seconds
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48. How to Determine if Rebranding is Necessary
Published: March 19, 2020, 10:07 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 47 seconds
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47. Did Kobe Trademark Mamba And If So What Happens Now
Published: Feb. 10, 2020, 12:34 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 29 seconds
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46. U.S Lawyer Files Trademark Application For Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's Sussex Royal
Published: Jan. 27, 2020, 3:50 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 16 seconds
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45. Target is Sued by Small Business Owner For Trademark Infringement
Published: Jan. 3, 2020, 3:21 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 37 seconds
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44. My Dad's Friend Went To Jail For Copyright Infringement
Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 2:42 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 43 seconds
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43. Kylie Jenner's Rise and Shine Trademark Application
Published: Nov. 9, 2019, 8:19 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 34 seconds
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42. Lizzo Accused of Plagiarism But Is It Really? Truth Hurts
Published: Oct. 28, 2019, 5:42 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 12 seconds
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41. What's the Real Scoop on Megan Thee Stallion's "Hot Girl Summer" Trademark?
Published: Sept. 24, 2019, 3:01 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 27 seconds
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40. The Takeaway From The TFUE v FaZe Clan Contract Dispute
Published: Sept. 16, 2019, 11 a.m.Duration: 16 minutes 13 seconds
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39. Is Faceapp out to get all of your private information?
Published: Aug. 5, 2019, 11:45 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 24 seconds
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38. It's Update Time! Kim Kardashian, The Marathon Continues, and Cardi B
Published: July 14, 2019, 3:27 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 56 seconds
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37. #KimOhNo Kim Kardashian files for Kimono trademark
Published: July 3, 2019, 3:57 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 54 seconds
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36. Why Blacc Sam's "The Marathon Continues" trademark application is better than Crips LLC
Published: June 27, 2019, 3 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 10 seconds
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35. Kawhi Leonard Files Lawsuit Against Nike for Copyright Infringement But Does He Have A Case?
Published: June 13, 2019, 8:23 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 49 seconds
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34. LA Crips May Have Some Trouble With Their " The Marathon Continues" Trademark Application
Published: June 1, 2019, 12:54 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 8 seconds
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33. What John Singelton's Passing Teaches Entrepreneurs About Preparing For Death
Published: May 15, 2019, 1:18 a.m.Duration: 30 minutes 46 seconds
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32. LL Cool J Wins Trademark Lawsuit But Not For The Reason You Think
Published: May 4, 2019, 8:51 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 37 seconds
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31. Beyonce and The Crayon Case, A Lesson In How To Make Your Intellectual Property Work For You
Published: April 26, 2019, 10:41 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 28 seconds
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30. 50 Cent's Trademarking of Teairra Mari's "I Ain't Got It" Makes Him the King of Petty
Published: April 18, 2019, 1:24 a.m.Duration: 12 minutes 33 seconds
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29. Stop Bullying Entrepreneurs
Published: April 8, 2019, 2:20 a.m.Duration: 10 minutes 4 seconds
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28. Cardi B teaches us a thing or two about trademarking cute words and phrases, okurr
Published: March 29, 2019, 9:55 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 49 seconds
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27. I Don't Own The Rights To This Music
Published: March 23, 2019, 3:10 a.m.Duration: 9 minutes 2 seconds
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26. Beyonce and Jay-Z Teach Us About Bonafide Intent
Published: March 20, 2019, 3 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 59 seconds
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25. AT&T hit with false advertising lawsuit by Sprint for 5G claims
Published: March 9, 2019, 5:21 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 16 seconds
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24. Huge Ass Beer Has A Giant Trademark Problem
Published: March 2, 2019, 12:18 a.m.Duration: 10 minutes 17 seconds
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23. Duh, Of Course The Carlton Dance Isn't Protected By Copyright
Published: Feb. 22, 2019, 9:06 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 29 seconds
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22. Figi Water Girl Sues Figi For Unauthorized Use of Her Likeness
Published: Feb. 15, 2019, 7:27 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 3 seconds
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21. Just because you pay for it doesn't make it yours
Published: Feb. 6, 2019, 2:56 a.m.Duration: 12 minutes 7 seconds
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20. Samsung's 1.6 Million Dollar iPhone Problem
Published: Jan. 26, 2019, 12:01 a.m.Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds
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19. What we can learn about trademarks from Game of Thrones, Rihanna, and McDonald's
Published: Jan. 19, 2019, 2:47 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 32 seconds
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18. Surviving R. Kelly's Defamation Lawsuit
Published: Jan. 7, 2019, 11:10 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 1 second
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17. Love Is Abrupt Cancellation, Admission of Guilt or Nah
Published: Dec. 25, 2018, 12:45 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 4 seconds
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16. Offset's Stage Debut, Love or Abuse?
Published: Dec. 20, 2018, 6:12 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 37 seconds
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15. Cardi B, Fornite Dance, and Nickelodeon Trademark/Copyright Update
Published: Dec. 11, 2018, 12:06 a.m.Duration: 11 minutes 6 seconds
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14. LL Cool J and Prince Battle Alleged Cybersquatters
Published: Dec. 4, 2018, 4:45 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 32 seconds
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13. Black Owned Cosmetic Line Overcomes Trademark Issues With Big Brand To Make 1 Million D
Published: Nov. 27, 2018, 5:19 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 58 seconds
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12. New Edition Members Battle Over Right To Name
Published: Nov. 20, 2018, 3:09 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 7 seconds
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11. Stay Out Of My Crayon Box!
Published: Nov. 13, 2018, 2:36 a.m.Duration: 12 minutes 24 seconds
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10. Gee's Bend, A Story Of Poverty, Ignorance, Fame And Copyrights
Published: Nov. 5, 2018, 11:24 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 56 seconds
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9. Seeking Forgiveness Can Cost You
Published: Oct. 26, 2018, 8:46 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 5 seconds
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8. Rihanna's Trademark Woes
Published: Oct. 20, 2018, 4:57 a.m.Duration: 13 minutes 54 seconds
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7. Soulja Boy Cannot Copyright His "Superman" Dance
Published: Oct. 12, 2018, 12:18 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 54 seconds
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6. Jimmy Choo's problem with Amazon
Published: Oct. 5, 2018, 7:50 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 24 seconds
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5. Consent People Consent
Published: Sept. 28, 2018, 3:41 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 12 seconds
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4. Fitzmagic Trademark Drama. But Why You Mad Though?
Published: Sept. 21, 2018, 3:31 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 19 seconds
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3. WTF Procter and Gamble
Published: Sept. 18, 2018, 2:14 a.m.Duration: 18 minutes 50 seconds
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2. Just Do It, Infringement or Satire?
Published: Sept. 13, 2018, 10:25 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 13 seconds
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1. Intro to Off The Mark w/ Attorney LaConya Murray
Published: Sept. 13, 2018, 8:18 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 12 seconds
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