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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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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A security interest is a property interest created by agreement between parties or by operation of law over assets in order to secure the performance of an obligation. This typi...
READ MOREBrian Hall - March 09, 2017 - Protecting Your Trademark from Infringement, Trademark Basics, Trademark Law
There is no such thing as a global trademark, really. Trademark rights are territorial. This means that your securing trademark rights, either via use or registration, in one ...
READ MOREBrian Hall - February 10, 2017 - Trademark Basics, Trademark Law
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...
READ MOREBrian Hall - January 26, 2017 - Trademark Basics, Trademark Law
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...
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