More Than Your Mark
JUNE 25, 2019
Cannabis-related U.S. patents have been issued since at least the mid-1990s. But if the only way to practice a cannabis patent involves breaking federal law, does the patent lack utility? See our post, “ What’s the Use – Do Cannabis Patents Have Utility? ,” on our cannabis law blog, Legally Grown , to read more. If you have any questions about this post or any other related matters, please contact us at info@norris-law.com.
Greenspoon Marder LLP
JUNE 24, 2019
By Sharon Urias, Esq. It is not every day that the United States Supreme Court strikes down a federal law that has been in effect for decades. That is exactly what happened today, when the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that the portion of the Lanham Act banning “immoral or scandalous” material, codified in 1947, was a violation […] The post Greenspoon Marder Client Alert: Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Scandalous Trademarks in Iancu v.
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GDB Firm Blog
JUNE 24, 2019
Even after dragging a foreclosure through state court, with the end in sight, there is frequently one last indignity - a bankruptcy filing. When the borrower is a married couple, two bankruptcy filings, the second one after the first one is complete, can make things even worse. A federal district judge, and then the United States Court of Appeals in Wisconsin, finally had enough with these tactics.
GDB Firm Blog
JUNE 24, 2019
?The New York real estate industry has been confronted with the most sweeping and aggressive tenant protections in the state's history under the 2019 Tenant Protection Act. While the new rules are generally aimed at protecting renters, they also stand to have a significant impact on New York City's condos and co-ops, specifically with regard to conversions.
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Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
GDB Firm Blog
JUNE 17, 2019
You may have read about the California Consumer Privacy Act, effective next year. It is California's effort to implement the "Right to be Forgotten" and to force companies to delete data at a consumer's request. A lot of commentators claim that the law applies to businesses outside California. You can probably, to quote Aaron Rogers, the actor in the State Farm commercials who occasionally plays quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, RELAX.
GDB Firm Blog
JUNE 17, 2019
Your cooperative corporation or condominium association has some unused land or space which the Board would like to put to good use. How does the Board go about deciding what the area should be used for, and then how does it go about implementing that purpose?
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GDB Firm Blog
JUNE 5, 2019
As anyone who has volunteered to serve on a Cooperative or Condominium Board of Directors or Managers has quickly learned, the complexities of supervising the operation of a multi-million dollar real estate business are many. Putting aside that it is generally a thankless task that requires many hours of work, Boards are well advised to recruit other owners to assist in the multiple areas that may require special expertise.
GDB Firm Blog
JUNE 3, 2019
Navigating the minefield of women- and minority-owned business enterprises just got more difficult with a recent upstate appellate decision upholding the de-certification of a women-owned business where the woman president and majority shareholder was found not to exercise sufficient "control" over the company.
GDB Firm Blog
JUNE 3, 2019
For the same reason that I have to worry about DFS cybersecurity rules. Banks can't do business with vendors who do not have appropriate cybersecurity protections. Likewise, lawyers can't deposit escrow money in banks that don't sign a contract agreeing to be bound by the "bounced check rule." I knew at least one bank that was not on the list and was aggressively seeking escrow accounts.
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