Russell is a native of Wilmington, N.C. and has been practicing law in Eastern N.C. since 2004. He graduated in 1998 from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with degrees in Biology and Psychology. For the next few years
Every civil lawsuit or cause of action that can be filed in North Carolina has a time limit beyond which the lawsuit can no longer be filed. This is referred to as a Statute of Limitations. T ...
A trademark is any device that is used by a person or business to identify and distinguish their goods from the goods offered by other people or businesses. The most commonly registered trademar ...
Entrepreneurs are often dissuaded from trying to get a patent on their invention for a number of different reasons. Foremost is the concern that a large company can steal the invention forcing the ...
Companies with successful brands can expand the reach of those brands by allowing other companies to produce goods and services under the trademark owner’s brand. Other companies may want to ...
Consumers are accustomed to seeing words and images used as brand names but the federal law that protects trademark rights defines a trademark to include any device or symbol that identifies a source ...
When businesses create new and interesting designs, logos, band names and slogans, one of the first problems they tend to worry about is caused by the potential popularity of that design – preve ...
United States law gives inventors a right to a patent if they meet the requirements of the Patent Act. Prior articles have discussed the requirements of 35 U.S.C. §101 (Section 101). This a ...
After Rapid Litigation Management, the Federal Circuit issued two more cases under 35 U.S.C. § 101 that contribute heavily to this discussion[1]. In both of these cases, the Court decide ...
In the first two installments of this article, we discussed the U.S. Supreme Court cases that interpret 35 U.S.C. §101. Next, we will turn to the Federal Circuit[1] cases acting on those ...
Protecting valuable business information requires careful planning, as there is no system of registration that proves a company has a protectable trade secret. It doesn’t help that the standard ...
After deciding Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 566 U.S. 66, 132 S. Ct. 1289 (2012), the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case involving a software-enabled invention and clarified the ...
Over the past several years, there have been a lot of high-profile lawsuits concerning what kinds of biotechnology inventions are eligible for patent protection. In essence, patent owners hav ...
Coastal Land Trust Strikes Deal To Preserve More Than 3,200 Acres Of Sledge Forest
Cierra Noffke
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Jun 25, 2026
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Refinery Project Eyeing Brunswick County Could Bring $500M Investment, 300 Jobs
Emma Dill
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Jun 26, 2026
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Tech Wilmington: Upcoming Events Calendar
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Jun 24, 2026
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As Local Firms Exit State Incentive Deals, 2 Remain Active
Emma Dill
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Jun 25, 2026
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Brunswick Realtors: Home Sales Hit New High In May
Staff Reports
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Jun 26, 2026
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The decisions he makes ripple through his organization of over 1,700 employees, into the finance and banking industries, and, in some cases,...
This spring and summer have been a rough time for the city of Southport’s Parks & Recreation Department....
“More people caring about quality coffee is ultimately a good thing for all of us,” said Kevin Welch, vice president of operations and mark...
The 2026 WilmingtonBiz: Book on Business is an annual publication showcasing the Wilmington region as a center of business.