Intellectual Property

Read Antitrust & Trade Regulation updates, alerts, news, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 19, 2013

Franchising Newsletter – April 2013

by Kathy Dalton, Murray Deakin, Sam Jackson, J. Michael Keyes, Michaela Moloney, Sylvia Ng, Chris Nikou, Anna Trist | K&L Gates LLP on 5/2/2013

Overview - There have been several franchising developments since our last update in February. This edition discusses: - minimising the risks when marketing through social media - comments from...more

The Unintended Franchise: If It Quacks Like A Duck . . .

by Matthew Kreutzer | Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 1/10/2013

Originally published in Nevada Business Magazine on 1/1/2013. Are you operating a franchise system without realizing it? If you are licensing to others the right to use your trademark for a fee, the answer could be yes....more

Advertising News & Analysis - June 14, 2012

by Venable LLP on 6/18/2012

In this issue: - FTC Amends Franchise Rule Disclosure Thresholds - Ben Stein / Kyocera Suit Latest Front in Endorsement Contract Wars - ICANN Unveils List of gTLD Applications - Upcoming Events An...more

Franchising - what can a franchisee do if things go wrong?

by Jane Lambert on 2/6/2012

Following on from my article on the franchise agreement I consider what a franchisee can do if his franchise fails despite his or her best efforts. The franchise agreement is likely to contain a term that enables the...more

The franchise agreement: understanding what you are letting yourself in for.

by Jane Lambert on 1/20/2012

If you take a franchise you will be asked to sign a contract which will be at least 30 pages long. This contract will have been drafted by the franchisor's lawyers and it will look after the franchisor's interests and not...more