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Law.com

Ex-Deputy AG's Bid to Represent Huawei Under Scrutiny. Plus: Feds Getting Ready for Probes of Big Tech

The DOJ is doubling down on its claim that James Cole's role in an investigation during his tenure as the department's second-ranking official should prevent him from representing the Chinese tech behemoth
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Sink Sr. v. Sink Jr.: Namesake Son Fires Back at Dad's Suit Over Firm Names

A trademark dispute between the two lawyers in South Carolina federal court has become even more acrimonious in the last few days.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court's Bankruptcy, Trademark Decision and Its Effect on Franchises

In 'Mission Products Holding v. Tempnology' (In re Tempnology), the court clarified the intersection of bankruptcy and trademark law, and held that rejection under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code “constitutes a breach” of an executory contract by the debtor.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Trademark License Survives Bankruptcy, Justices Rule

A bankrupt debtor may no longer be able to perform quality control, but the licensee need not surrender the mark back to the debtor, high court rules.
5 minute read

Law.com

You've Got That Friday Feeling, So Take This Week's News Quiz

Come on, counselor. Hurry while supplies last!
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court: Liberty Mutual Must Indemnify Hershey Creamery in Milkshake Trademark Dispute

A federal judge has ruled that Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. has to defend and indemnify the Harrisburg-based Hershey Creamery Co. in a trademark infringement case over milkshake kiosks.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels Accuse Aventura Store of Pirating Trademarked Jewelry

World-famous jewelers Cartier International and Van Cleef & Arpels have set their sights on an Aventura jewelry business after allegedly discovering knock-off versions of their luxury rings, earrings and necklaces at the South Florida store.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: For Morgan Lewis, These (Cute) Shoes Are Worth Fighting Over

Bringing a successful patent and trade dress infringement suit on behalf of one ballet flat shoemaker against another is no walk in the park.
6 minute read

Litigation Daily

Shout Out: Patterson Belknap Wins Terminating Sanctions for Abbott in Discovery Fraud Case

A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York has recommended that Abbott's motion for sanctions be granted, and that default judgment be entered against H&H.for "a calculated pattern of pervasive misconduct."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Recent Ninth Circuit Cases Address Balance Between Trademark Protection and Free Speech

Intellectual Property Litigation columnists Lewis R. Clayton and Eric Alan Stone discuss how courts have grappled with when a trademark owner's right to enforce its mark against misleading suggestions of origin “must give way to expressive speech protected by the First Amendment,” as shown most recently in a series of cases from courts within the Ninth Circuit. One case has allowed the claims to proceed and the other granted summary judgment disposing of the claims.
8 minute read

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