Attorneys and companies alike are witnessing a paradigm shift occurring during the protection of intellectual property assets, encountering more sophisticated solicitations designed to appear as official correspondence from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and outright scams utilizing information publicly available through the USPTO for pending trademark applications and…

It’s summer. Our imaginations drift toward vacations. Once upon a time (a/k/a when I was a kid), vacations were a stressed filled week at the shore or incessant sightseeing in our nation’s capital. Employees nervous about taking leave, employers begrudgingly granting them leave. The passage of time though doesn’t equate…

A measure intended to extend job protections to pregnant workers has been hit with another challenge, claiming the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission exceeded its statutory authority when it applied the measure to an employee seeking an abortion. Plaintiff Brandon & Clark Inc., a Lubbock, Texas company that repairs electrical equipment, filed the latest…

Ellis George has filed a trademark infringement complaint against X Corp., formerly Twitter, alleging that its 2023 rebranding has harmed a Virginia public relations agency that uses a stylized letter X in its own branding. The complaint filed Sunday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California contends…

People in the News—July 24, 2024—High Swartz, Reed Smith | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/07/24/people-in-the-news-july-24-2024-high-swartz-reed-smith/ Caitlin Foley of High Swartz. Courtesy photo High Swartz announced that family law attorney Caitlin Foley has joined the Montgomery Child Advocacy Project (MCAP) as an advocate. July 24, 2024 at 11:00…

Your client gives you a contract and tells you that the counter-party has materially breached the agreement and amicable resolution is no longer an option. The contract includes an arbitration clause and there is no question that the dispute arises thereunder. However, the clause calls for arbitration before an institution…