The 2010s were a heyday for bridal fashion. TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress” reality series captivated viewers watching brides navigate family opinions and emotions while shopping for “the dress” at Kleinfeld’s Bridal in New York...more
5/31/2024
/ Brand ,
Breach of Contract ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 7 ,
Copyright ,
Dilution ,
Employment Contract ,
False Designation of Origin ,
Fashion Branding ,
Instagram ,
IP Litigation ,
Liquidation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
TikTok ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks ,
Unfair Competition
Casa Bonita – a self-described “Eatertainment” establishment near Denver, Colorado, featuring cliff divers, stage shows, and subpar Mexican food, appeared destined to become another Covid-19 related restaurant casualty. In...more
On March 2, 2021, stationery and gift retailer Paper Source filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, stating in court filings that effects of the COVID-19 pandemic damaged its finances and operations. Paper Source stated that in...more
We hope that you found the five previous Q&A series regarding what to do when a U.S. customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection helpful. This Series Six will address questions relating to the plan process, including...more
We hope that you found the four previous Q&A series regarding what to do when a U.S. customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection helpful. This Series Five will address questions relating to the role of official...more
We hope that you found the three previous Q&A series regarding what to do when a U.S. customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection helpful. This Series Four will address questions relating to how claims are filed and...more
The impact of COVID-19 restrictions and precautions, combined with trending consumer preferences to shop online, is fueling bankruptcy filings of well-known brick-and-mortar brands. As customers bid farewell to fond strip...more
12/11/2020
/ Brand ,
Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Copyright ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Branding ,
Domain Names ,
E-Commerce ,
Internet Retailers ,
Logos ,
Patents ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Trademarks
We hope that you found the five previous Q&A series regarding what to do when a U.S. customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection helpful. This Series Six will address questions relating to the plan process, including...more
We hope that you found the four previous Q&A series regarding what to do when a U.S. customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection helpful. This Series Five will address questions relating to the role of official...more
We hope that you found the three previous Q&A series regarding what to do when a U.S. customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection helpful. This Series Four will address questions relating to how claims are filed and...more
We hope that you enjoyed Series One and Two of our U.S. Bankruptcy Law Q&As regarding what to do when a customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This Series Three will address questions relating to the early...more
We hope that you enjoyed Series One of our Q&A regarding what to do when a U.S. customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This Series Two will address questions relating to how suppliers and their supply contracts...more
We hope that you enjoyed Series One and Two of our U.S. Bankruptcy Law Q&As regarding what to do when a customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This Series Three will address questions relating to the early...more
We hope that you enjoyed Series One of our Q&A regarding what to do when a U.S. customer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This Series Two will address questions relating to how suppliers and their supply contracts...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact the global economy, the recent surge in Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in the United States is likely to continue for some time to come. If you are a foreign supplier,...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact the global economy, the recent surge in Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in the United States is likely to continue for some time to come. If you are a foreign supplier,...more
On May 20, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court settled the question of whether licensees under trademark agreements rejected by bankruptcy debtors may continue to use licensed marks. In a highly anticipated decision in Mission...more
5/22/2019
/ Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debtors ,
Exclusions ,
Executory Contracts ,
IP License ,
Mission Product Holdings Inc v Tempnology LLC ,
Rescission ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 365 ,
Split of Authority ,
Trademark Licenses ,
Trademarks ,
Trustees
The U.S. Supreme Court has resolved a circuit split regarding the effect of a debtor-licensor’s rejection of a trademark license pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code. The Court’s decision is good news for trademark licensees, as...more
5/21/2019
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debtors ,
IP License ,
License Termination ,
Licensees ,
Manufacturers ,
Mission Product Holdings Inc v Tempnology LLC ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 365 ,
Trademark Licenses
In the coming months, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC that may (yes, we said “may”) resolve a circuit split as to whether trademark licensees can...more
5/14/2019
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Certiorari ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debtors ,
IP License ,
Mission Product Holdings Inc v Tempnology LLC ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 365 ,
Split of Authority ,
Trademark Licenses ,
Trademarks
Earlier this year, we wrote about the First Circuit’s decision in In re Tempnology, LLC, a bankruptcy case in which the First Circuit cemented a circuit split over whether a trademark licensee could retain its trademark...more
11/9/2018
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Certiorari ,
Copyright ,
Executory Contracts ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Trademarks
In 2015, we wrote about the District of New Hampshire Bankruptcy Court’s decision in In re Tempnology, LLC. That decision was significant because it bucked a recent trend in bankruptcy jurisprudence to permit trademark...more
May 7 was no day at the beach for Multi-Media Tech. Ventures, Ltd., whose registrations for the mark GIDGET were cancelled in a precedential opinion by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Yazhong Investing, Ltd. v....more
24 years after Tag Team’s hit song “Whoomp! (There It Is)” topped the charts, a long and ugly dispute regarding ownership rights to the song and related copyright infringement damages has been settled in bankruptcy court. The...more
On March 8, 2017, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware issued a decision in In re Nortel Networks Inc., et al., 2017 Bankr. LEXIS 674 (Bankr. D. Del. Mar. 8, 2017), that addresses the issue of whether an...more
In December 2015, the TMCA blogged about a decision in In re Tempnology, LLC, in which the Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire held that a debtor’s rejection of a licensing agreement in bankruptcy terminated...more