On June 19, 2017, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in Matal v. Tam, 137 S. Ct. 1744 (2017), striking down the disparagement clause in the Lanham act that had been in place sinc...

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Put simply, a trademark is a necessary building block to any franchise.  We have represented franchisors and franchisees across a whole range of trademark matters.  We have hel...

Trademark owners, at one time or another, must consider whether to license certain rights in its trademark to others.  The reason to do so is simple: monetize the trademark righ...