M Kelly Tillery

April 01, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Imagine this scenario: Your client creates the next big thing, 2018's “it” product. With your assistance, that client takes the traditional steps to protect and promote the product: signs nondisclosure agreements with suppliers; obtains trademarks to protect the brand; applies for patents to safeguard the concept; and receives required agency approvals. The client exhausts countless resources, and overcomes repeated challenges, to finally bring the product to market.

By M. Kelly Tillery and Adam B. Fischer

9 minute read

May 02, 2003 | Law.com

As use of the Internet continues to grow, e-commerce legal issues are increasingly confronting attorneys and their business clients. While counsel can never be completely familiar with every issue that will arise regarding a client's e-commerce business, here are the top 10 legal issues counsel should be prepared to address as their clients expand businesses into cyberspace.

By M. Kelly Tillery and David J. Shannon

6 minute read

May 12, 2003 | National Law Journal

The top 10 legal issues counsel should be prepared to address as their clients expand their business into cyberspace.

By M. Kelly Tillery and David J. Shannon

6 minute read

April 11, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

The breadth of copyright protection available for any particular architectural design is primarily dictated by how many nonfunctional, artistic features are expressed. Most modern architectural projects are largely driven by cost efficiencies, building codes and functionality requirements rather than purely aesthetic considerations. The scope of copyright protection for certain architectural works can, accordingly, become narrow or "thin."

By M. Kelly Tillery and Megan M. Kearney

5 minute read

March 15, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Architecture is a creative art form that is seldom discussed in connection with, but is equally protected by, copyright law.

By M. Kelly Tillery and Megan M. Kearney

6 minute read

August 01, 2003 | Law.com

Avigating the legaL black holes of cyberspace can be harrowing. The growth of the Internet has brought an explosion of new problems for companies doing business online-such as regulatory, copyright, and privacy matters-that often require in-house lawyers' immediate attention. To help make your way through the rapidly changing field of e-commerce, here's our top ten list of the biggest potential cyber-pitfalls. 1. Personal Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Venue. Counsel must try to control where their busine

By M. Kelly Tillery and David J. Shannon

6 minute read