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 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 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 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 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
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