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Marking Your Territory: Your Unregistered Trademark May Still be Protected by the Lanham Act

By January 8, 2013

By Terri Meyers and Josh Rubens Trademarks include “any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof [used] to identify and distinguish [one’s] goods … from those manufactured or sold by others and to indicate the source of the goods.” 15 U.S.C. § 1127.  Many businesses use trademarks, such …

Associates’ Corner: Commercial Speech and the First Amendment

By December 20, 2012

By Jorge R. Delgado Among the classes of protected speech under the First Amendment, commercial speech does not rank in the highest echelons.  But businesses should not be quick to dismiss a potential constitutional challenge to governmental regulation that improperly infringes on their right to advertise, exchange information, or engage …

Restrictive Covenants – Is the Intent of the Parties Clear?

By December 17, 2012

By Steve Silverman and Marilyn Kohn In August, Kluger Kaplan obtained a major victory for Dollar Tree against Winn Dixie.  The case dealt with numerous, complex legal issues relating to restrictive covenants, but one particularly interesting facet dealt with ascertaining the intent of the restrictive covenants incorporated into leases that …