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Sidley Austin LLP has added Geoffrey F. Aronow as a partner in the firm’s global Securities & Derivatives Enforcement and […]
Aircastle Limited AYR has appointed Christopher L. Beers as General Counsel. Prior to joining Aircastle, Beers held senior positions at […]
Attorneys who are not hired after an initial discussion with a potential client often move on and don’t give it […]
The possibility of a major Ebola outbreak in the United States is now considered slim, but the possibility of serious […]
By the midpoint of their careers, graduates of Harvard Law and other elite graduate school programs earn the highest salaries, […]
Recent cases the EEOC has filed on behalf of transsexual individuals signals the commission’s adoption of a broad interpretation of […]
This case may signal a potential new area of liability exposure for directors and officers, but the opinion is also a reminder of just how difficult it is for plaintiffs to survive the initial pleading hurdles…
In a recent case involving maternity belly band companies, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California found that a website’s “look and feel” constitute protectable trade dress under the Lanham Act.
A recent Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision underscores the sometimes mystifying nature of phantom marks, marks in which one element is variable, which were all but banned by the USPTO in the late 90s.
Craft breweries are having increasing difficulty securing marks, and at least part of the issue is the USPTO’s insistence that beer and wine are similar goods that are likely to cause confusion. But it may be time for the Patent Office to take a more nuanced approach, Eugene M. Pak of Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP argues.
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