Commentary By David Friedland

August 31, 2017 | Daily Business Review

While the court system requires parties to engage in ADR as a way of reducing overcrowded court dockets, parties (and their counsel) can use ADR, and mediation in particular, to their benefit in numerous ways and at various times over the course of an intellectual property dispute, writes attorney David Friedland.

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July 21, 2017 | Daily Business Review

In June, President Donald Trump unveiled his plans to scale back the U.S. policy toward Cuba, announcing that he was "cancelling the last administration's completely one-sided deal" with the country. The move has implications for trademark owners, although in many respects overall strategies shouldn't change—particularly in those situations where brand-owning companies are faced with third parties trying to hijack their valuable trademarks and other intellectual property in Cuba, writes David Friedland.

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