Estate Planning Emergency Checklist
By Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig [8/14/22] Many people equate estate planning with death. However, estate planning is about more than just post-death property distribution. A full, comprehensive estate plan will ...
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What is a Certification Mark and do I Need One?
By: Alex Butterman [8/14/22] Everyone is familiar with a trademark or service mark (“mark”) that a business adopts to identify and distinguish its goods and services (respectively) from that of ...
I found someone using my trademark on social media without my permission. What are the next steps?
By: Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig [8/13/22] We regularly receive calls from clients who have seen unauthorized use of their trademark or business name on the internet or social media. Given ...
Chain of Title For Media Content: “No Chain = No Gain”
By: Brian Medich [8/12/22] Real property law (e.g., real estate law) is generally cited as the body of laws from which flow the basic concepts for intellectual property and personal ...
Researching Potential Medical Benefits of Cannabis Moves a Step Closer – sort of.
By: Ben Barlow [8/10/22] Cannabis legalization advocates are quick to point out a Catch-22 in current legalization debates. On one hand, Cannabis is a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled ...
Prejudice Not Presumed Despite Arbitrary and Capricious Decision by Agency
By: Jonathan Brittin [8/8/22] In a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), System Studies & Simulation, Inc. v. U.S., No. 2021-1469 (Fed. Cir. Dec. ...
Corrective Action After A Bid Protest Is Filed
By: Jonathan Brittin [8/5/22] Corrective Action After A Bid Protest Is Filed: The Court of Federal Claims (COFC) May Apply More Scrutiny Than The Government Accountability Office (GAO) During the ...
Do Startups Need to Compensate Interns?
By: Ron Diaz [8/3/22] Startups are faced with a myriad of choices on how to allocate limited capital for their needs. Some startups explore hiring interns as either a free ...
Killing Them Easier: USPTO “Reverses” the Federal Circuit on Genericness
By: Daniel Davis and Farzad Panjshiri [8/1/22] Generic terms—terms that are primarily understood to be the name of a product or service—cannot be trademarks. [1] For example, one cannot register APPLE as ...
Could the LIV Golfers Have Changed the World? Exploiting Leverage in Contracting.
By: Ben Barlow [7/27/22] The current debate in golf is simple when you get right down to it, is someone going or aren’t they? How much money are they taking? ...