A gym franchisor recently secured a preliminary injunction against its former franchisee prohibiting the franchisee from operating an independent gym on the same location and using the franchisor’s trade secrets.
Chris...more
6/12/2023
/ Breach of Contract ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Misrepresentation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks
2020 was a busy year for trademark litigation, with three U.S. Supreme Court decisions and several high-profile lower court cases involving trademark law. But many folks are understandably eager to put 2020 in the rearview...more
1/5/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Domain Name Registration ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Romag Fasteners v Fossil ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
United States Patent and Trademark Office v Booking.com BV ,
Willful Infringement
In Matal v. Tam, the United States Supreme Court struck a provision of the Lanham Act that has been used to deny federal registration of trademarks deemed disparaging to “persons, . . . institutions, beliefs, or national...more
6/21/2017
/ Disparagement ,
First Amendment ,
Football ,
Free Speech ,
Lanham Act ,
Matal v Tam ,
Music Industry ,
NFL ,
Redskins ,
SCOTUS ,
Team Mascots ,
The Slants ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO