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DarrowEverett LLP

Lessons From the License to Drive (and Protect) Sports Illustrated

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For years, Sports Illustrated (SI) has provided exclusive, in-depth looks into some of sports’ greatest games and players, with its voice and visuals providing great entertainment and information for sports fans around the...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Protecting Your Brand: Strategies to Combat Unauthorized Resellers and Navigate First Sale Doctrine Challenges

In the ever-expanding landscape of e-commerce, the presence of unauthorized resellers can pose significant threats to a brand’s reputation and bottom line. Brands should take a proactive approach in combatting unauthorized...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Contracts Corner: Distribution Agreements

Finding the right distributor is critical to the success of an alcohol brand—as is ensuring the agreement appointing that distributor provides ample protection for the supplier or brand owner. At a high level, suppliers...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Controlling Online Distribution Leakage By Unauthorized Sellers

One of the biggest frustrations for brand owners is seeing their products sold through unauthorized distribution channels such as on the Amazon Marketplace. Carefully controlled brand experiences and minimum advertised...more

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Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: Federal District Court Addresses Branded Retailers Challenge to Franchise Termination

A United States District Court (Northern District California) (“Court”)addressed in a January 3rd Order a retail motor fuel franchisee’s request for a preliminary injunction against an oil company’s termination of its...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Platform Bans: German Competition Authority Critical Despite Coty Judgment

Since last year’s “Coty” judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), it may have seemed settled that authorized dealers in a selective distribution network can be prohibited from selling products via third-party...more

Lewitt Hackman

Accidental Franchise = Potential Lawsuits, Fines + Other Penalties

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Business owners looking to expand may leave themselves vulnerable to several obvious losses, including those related to finance, brand identity, and customer loyalty. Resources, including exemplary human resources, are...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Texas Court Strikes Down Prohibition on Payments for Brand Rights

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Late last week, a district judge in Texas declared unconstitutional under the Texas Constitution a provision of the state’s Beer Industry Fair Dealing Law (i.e., the beer “franchise” law) that expressly prohibits a brewer...more

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

EU Retail News - April 2016

Welcome to the first issue of EU Retail News written by members of the Retail Team at Bryan Cave - EU and US: Marketing fitspiration from SoulCycle - SoulCycle has taken the US by storm, with fitness studios...more

Lewitt Hackman

FRANCHISOR 101: Time for a Tall One? 3rd Circuit Affirms MillerCoors' Victory in Dispute

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A U.S Court of Appeals ruled in favor of MillerCoors finding the brewer did not violate its distribution agreement with a beer distributor or Pennsylvania's alcohol beverage laws when it (i) assigned distribution rights for...more

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