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Making and Keeping Your Mark: Hemp Brand Protection in a Brave New World

August 20, 2018

Written By Erica B. E. Rogers and Tyler J. Russell and Allen N. Trask, III

For North Carolinians, hemp is here. The federal legalization of hemp grown under state-sanctioned research programs in the Agricultural Act of 2014, combined with…

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Ward and Smith’s 2018 Employment Law Symposium: Real-Life Lessons in Diversity in the Workplace

August 17, 2018

Written By S. McKinley Gray, III

This is the last in a series of articles summarizing key topics addressed at the Ward and Smith, P.A. 2018 Employment Law Symposium held…

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Ward and Smith Names Director of Legal Innovation

August 14, 2018

Privacy and intellectual property attorney Angela Doughty has been named the firm’s first Director of Legal Innovation. As a leader of the Ward and…

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Ward and Smith Expands, Adds Two New Attorneys to Wilmington Office

August 13, 2018

Tax and business attorney Richard Crow and family law and trusts and estates litigation attorney Paige Inman joined Ward and Smith on August 13,…

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Tranquil Beaches and Simple Trademarks … and the Dangers Swirling Below

August 10, 2018

Written By Angela P. Doughty, CIPP/US, AIGP, FIP and Erica B. E. Rogers

Trademark clearance and registration—sounds like an additional legal expense, right? Unfortunately, this potential cost is the reason many individuals and businesses forgo the trademark…

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UNC System President to Speak at Greenville-Pitt County Chamber Power Luncheon

August 9, 2018

After taking a month off, the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber Power Luncheon series returns August 23 with a heavy hitter in education. Margaret Spellings, the…

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Leadership Asheville Buzz Breakfast Series to Focus on Racial Equity

August 9, 2018

Leadership Asheville’s last Buzz Breakfast of the summer will examine racial equity. The event, entitled “Racial Equity: How do we embrace it?,” will…