Federal Appellate Court Addresses Assignment of Trademark Licenses in Bankruptcy by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/2/2012 A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals contains two important lessons for anyone drafting documents which contain a trademark license. In In re XMH Corporation, the Seventh Circuit held that a licensee...more
IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks - February 16, 2012 by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 2/17/2012 Table of Contents Frerck v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Stan Lee Media, Inc. v. Conan Sales Co., LLC Frerck v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USDC N.D. Illinois, February 7,...more
Legal Alert: Damon Key's quarterly update - Social Media for Lawyers, IP issues, and Bankruptcy update by Robert Thomas on 11/28/2011 Here's our firm's latest Legal Alert, a quarterly publication covering issues such as social media for lawyers, Intellectual Property and trademarks, bankruptcy, and eminent domain. ...more
Citizen of a State under Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 can be a litigant in federal court by Dan Goodman on 11/26/2011 The Fourteenth Amendment was adopted on July 28, 1868. The Fourteenth Amendment according to the Supreme Court of the United States, in the Slaughterhouse Cases, changed citizenship under the Constitution. ...more
Bankruptcy Code’s Patent Protection Extended to Licensees of Foreign Debtors in Chapter 15 Case by Dechert LLP on 11/9/2011 In a case of first impression, In re Qimonda AG, the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (the “Bankruptcy Court”) found that the protections of section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code are available to...more
Qimonda Ruling Protects Licensees of U.S. Patents, Holding that Application of German Insolvency Law to Cancel Licenses is... by Ropes & Gray LLP on 11/9/2011 In a case of first impression, a U.S. bankruptcy court charged with enforcing the rights of a foreign insolvency administrator against assets in the United States has held that foreign insolvency law may not be invoked to...more
Kodak Teetering towards Bankruptcy, May Sell Patents by Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Center, P.A. on 11/1/2011 Kodak, the brand name that has become almost synonymous with photography, is almost bankrupt. In its 131-year history, Kodak popularized photography and marketed the world’s first flexible role of film in 1888. Eastman Kodak...more
Coming Soon to a Store Near You...Tavern on the Green Ketchup? by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 10/6/2011 There’s been a lot of ink spilled on Duets Blog about the long saga of the Tavern on the Green, here, here and here. The last we heard, back in March of 2010, was that a judge had ordered the cancellation of the trademark...more
CR&B Alert - Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy News - September 2011, Issue 3 by Reed Smith on 9/16/2011 In this Issue: CRAB Bites – Bad Boy Guaranties; CR&B Alert Case Update – Seventh Circuit Upholds Lenders’ Credit Bidding Rights in River Road Decision; Shareholders Permitted to Retain Ownership Under ‘New Value Exception’ to...more
The Borders and Solyndra Bankruptcies by Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Center, P.A. on 9/8/2011 Former Borders President Mike Edwards is being sued by some ex-employees. In the lawsuit filed by about 300 ex-employees, they claim that they were given little or no notice they were about to lose their jobs. The leader of...more
Handling Trademark Licensees in Bankruptcy: Part Two by Oliver Herzfeld on 8/1/2011 This two-part article provides an overview of the main issues faced and decisions to be made by a trademark licensor whose licensee has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. It covers the following four scenarios: (i) if the...more
Quinn Emanuel Business Litigation Report - July 2011 by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 7/22/2011 In This Issue: Firm News: The Lawyer Names Quinn Emanuel 2011 “International Law Firm of the Year” Quinn Emanuel Named to “Appellate Hot List” by National Law Journal Quinn Emanuel Bankruptcy Partner...more
TechDyne, LLC Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in Arizona by Randall Reese on 6/12/2011 TechDyne, LLC voluntarily filed for chapter 11 protection on Thursday in an Arizona bankruptcy court. In its bankruptcy filing, the company listed just over $100 million in assets against only $701,313 in liabilities, but...more
Handling Trademark Licensees in Bankruptcy by Oliver Herzfeld on 6/1/2011 This two-part article provides an overview of the main issues faced and decisions to be made by a trademark licensor whose licensee has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. It covers the following four scenarios: (i) if the...more
Quinn Emanuel Business Litigation Report - February 2011 by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 2/25/2011 Firm News: Patent Trial Lawyer Gillian Thackray Joins San Francisco Office Quinn Emanuel IP Partner Victoria Maroulis Named One of the Top 45 Women Lawyers Under 45 by The American Lawyer Quinn Emanuel Selected as...more