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Kelley Way has been creating blog posts across many topics of Estate Planning, Copyright and Trademark law. If you have a topic or question you’d like covered, reach out to Kelley Way here.
Three Reasons a Trust Won’t Avoid Probate
For most people, one of the biggest reasons to have a trust is to avoid probate. For those who don’t know what probate is, probate is when the government oversees the administration of a deceased person's (or decedent’s) estate. Probate is time-consuming, expensive,...
De Minimis Use in Copyright Law
Can I Use This Song, Video, Picture, etc It If I Only Take a Little Bit? Also known as, let's talk about de minimus use in copyright law. Whenever I talk about copyright law, I inevitably get asked, "Is it okay if I only use _____% of a [song/movie/book]?” Sometimes...
What is Copyright?
To watch the video version of this article, please click here: kawaylaw.com/videos Unlike some estate planning terms, like per stirpes, most everyone has heard of copyright. However, there’s still some confusion regarding, what is copyright, and what does it protect?...
The Differences Between Per Stirpes and Per Capita
To view the video version of this article, please click here: kawaylaw.com/videos There’s a line on my intake sheet that reads like this: Division: Intestate / Per Stirpes / Per Capita Naturally, there is some confusion about what this means since most people aren’t...
How Do I Protect My Trademark?
Trademark owners are always concerned about someone stealing their trademark, intentionally or unintentionally. Here are some tips for the question I hear a lot - How do I protect my trademark? Choose a unique and distinctive mark. This will help avoid the...
Estate Planning Basics, Part 2 – Steps to Create an Estate Plan
Estate Planning Basics: Steps to Create Your Estate Plan Last month in the first article in this series, I went over what documents are included in a typical estate plan. This month in part two of estate planning basics, I’ll go over how one actually puts an estate...
Estate Planning Basics, Part 1 – What Documents Do I Need?
Creating an estate plan can be confusing if you don't know estate planning basics. For example, most of my estate planning clients come to me because they were told they needed a trust. Wait, maybe it was a will? Which one lets the person talk to their doctors, or is...
Trademark FAQ
Trademark is (for me) a fascinating area of law, and I always enjoy helping clients get their trademark registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Along the way, I’ve noticed a few questions that tend to get asked a lot, so I thought I’d devote a blog...
Collaboration and Copyright
What Happens If I Collaborate? Joint Authorship in Copyright Your best friend has just approached you to co-author a book together. She has a great idea that's sure to sell, and your skills are perfect for this collaboration. Should you do it? Let's talk about how...