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Fish & Richardson Elevates 17 Attorneys to Principal 

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

cum laude , in computer science and business from Lehigh University in 2008. Vivian Cheng focuses her practice on trademark and copyright litigation and also counsels clients on a broad range of issues relating to trademark, trade dress, and copyright protection and enforcement, unfair competition, and false advertising.

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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

IP Intelligence

Typically, this issue comes to light during litigation between the parties to the agreement or during due diligence surrounding the purchase of a company. Sam Piki Enterprises, Inc. , 2d 661 (Ala. 1990); KC Leisure, Inc. Haber , 972 So.2d 2d 1069, 1074 (Fla. How does someone find themself in an accidental franchise?

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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

IP Intelligence

Typically, this issue comes to light during litigation between the parties to the agreement or during due diligence surrounding the purchase of a company. Sam Piki Enterprises, Inc. , 2d 661 (Ala. 1990); KC Leisure, Inc. Haber , 972 So.2d 2d 1069, 1074 (Fla. How does someone find themself in an accidental franchise?

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Licensing vs. Franchising: Are You Accidentally Creating a Franchise?

LexBlog IP

Typically, this issue comes to light during litigation between the parties to the agreement or during due diligence surrounding the purchase of a company. Sam Piki Enterprises, Inc. , 2d 661 (Ala. 1990); KC Leisure, Inc. Haber , 972 So.2d 2d 1069, 1074 (Fla. How does someone find themself in an accidental franchise?

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After 19 Years, Delhi High Court Passes the Judgement in the Viagra-Vigoura Trademark Dispute

SpicyIP

However, in 2006, the “Viagra” trademark got registered in India and the reliefs sought were amended in 2008 to include protection against trademark infringement as well. Unfortunately, the judgement doesn’t dive deep into these questions and accepted Pfizer’s arguments due to absence of any cogent evidence by the defendant.

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An Explorative Study on the Liability of Domain Name Registrars with reference to Trademark Infringement.

IP and Legal Filings

This entails requiring them to obtain all the pre-requisite information before registering a domain name and ensure that the registrant does not end up in crossfire of a cybersquatting litigation or a suit for trademark infringement. 1, 8-72, (2008). first appeared on IPLF.

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Fish & Richardson Elevates 15 Attorneys to Principal in Class Distinguished by Diversity of Background and Experience

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

With deep expertise in litigation and patent prosecution and counseling, the attorneys represent clients across a range of industries and in various legal venues. Newly promoted principals for 2023 are: Ashley Bolt has experience handling complex patent and intellectual property litigation in U.S. District Court, before the U.S.