// by Matthew J. Booth
I am pleased to announce that Dale Langley has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Dale brings over 30 years of experience in Business and Intellectual Property litigation as well as the preparation and prosecution of patents, trademarks and copyrights. The addition of Dale to the firm adds further …
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By Matthew J. Booth and Michael J. Booth With a nod to George Lucas and Stars Wars, one of the more vexing tasks we face as lawyers is trying to counsel clients on the meaning of federal regulations promulgated by federal administrative agencies like the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, …
Luke! Beware the power of the … Federal Administrative Agency?!?Read More
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By Matthew J. Booth The title of my blog is a tip of the hat to one of my favorite routines from the late comic, George Carlin, about the seven dirty words that you could not say on TV. Those seven dirty words ended up at the U.S. Supreme Court in 1978 in a case regarding the authority of the FCC …
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By Matthew J. Booth A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the timing of filing a copyright infringement lawsuit. The U.S. Supreme Court answered this question in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com with a short, unanimous opinion by Justice Ginsburg. The answer is you need to have …
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By Matthew J. Booth The Supreme Court has on its docket this term a very important case that affects trademark licensees if the owner (licensor) of the trademark goes into bankruptcy. Here’s the scenario, the owner of the trademark (licensor) or Company A enters into licensing agreement for …
Can Bankruptcy terminate a licensee’s rights in a trademark license?Read More