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Throwing Shade At Sunbeam: Following Lubrizol And Not The Seventh Circuit, The First Circuit Leaves Another Trademark Licensee Rejected And Out Of Luck
A Beam Of Sun For Trademark Licensees: Another Appellate Court Holds Rejection Does Not Terminate A Trademark Licensee’s Rights
The Trend Of Protecting Trademark Licensees In Bankruptcy Continues: For The First Time A Court Extends Section 365(n) Protections To Trademark Licensees On Equitable Grounds
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review In Jaffe v. Samsung, Letting Stand The Fourth Circuit’s Decision Applying Section 365(n) To Protect Licensees In A Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Case
A Closer Look At Recent Trends At The Intersection Of Intellectual Property And Bankruptcy Law
In A Reversal, Eighth Circuit Sitting En Banc Protects Trademark Licensee Whose Licensor Went Bankrupt
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Patent Reform Bill, And Its Revisions To Bankruptcy Code Section 365(n), Stall In The Senate
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Video Of Testimony Before ABI Commission To Study Reform Of Chapter 11
As mentioned in a recent blog post, the American Bankruptcy Institute has established a Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 . A video of testimony before the Commission’s June 4, 2013 field hearing in New York is available below. ... Read full article
ABI Commission To Study The Reform Of Chapter 11
The American Bankruptcy Institute has established a Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 . ... Read full article
Innovation Act, Passed By The House, Would Make Major Changes To Section 365(n)’s IP Licensee Protections
It isn’t law yet, but on December 5, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a significant patent reform bill known as the "Innovation Act." Although the focus of the legislation is on patent infringement litigation and other patent law ... Read full article
When Worlds Collide, The Sequel: Fourth Circuit Rules On Section 365(n)’s IP Licensee Protections In Chapter 15 Cross-Border Bankruptcy
My how time flies in protracted bankruptcy litigation. More than four years ago, as I reported back at the time, the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 15 cross-border bankruptcy case of Qimonda AG issued its first decision on the application of Section ... Read full article
When Worlds Collide, The Sequel: Fourth Circuit Rules On Section 365(n)’s IP Licensee Protections In Chapter 15 Cross-Border Bankruptcy
My how time flies in protracted bankruptcy litigation. More than four years ago, as I reported back at the time, the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 15 cross-border bankruptcy case of Qimonda AG issued its first decision on the application of Section ... Read full article
Innovation Act, Passed By The House, Would Make Major Changes To Section 365(n)'s IP Licensee Protections
It isn't law yet, but on December 5, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a significant patent reform bill known as the "Innovation Act." Although the focus of the legislation is on patent infringement litigation and other patent ... Read full article
When Worlds Collide, The Sequel: Fourth Circuit Rules On Section 365(n)'s IP Licensee Protections In Chapter 15 Cross-Border Bankruptcy
My how time flies in protracted bankruptcy litigation. More than four years ago, as I reported back at the time, the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 15 cross-border bankruptcy case of Qimonda AG issued its first decision on the application of Section ... Read full article
Video Of Testimony Before ABI Commission To Study Reform Of Chapter 11
As mentioned in a recent blog post, the American Bankruptcy Institute has established a Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 . A video of testimony before the Commission's June 4, 2013 field hearing in New York is available below. ... Read full article
ABI Commission To Study The Reform Of Chapter 11
The American Bankruptcy Institute has established a Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 . ... Read full article
Do Trademark Licensees Have Reason For Hope? New Article Discusses Recent Decisions On Trademark Licenses And Bankruptcy
I have written a number of times on the blog about the impact of bankruptcy on trademark licenses , in particular what happens to trademark licensees whose licensors file bankruptcy. Trademark licensees face a real risk of losing their license rights in ... Read full article
Seventh Circuit Bankruptcy Ruling Is Big Win For Trademark Licensees
On July 9, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued its decision in Sunbeam Products, Inc. v. Chicago American Manufacturing, LLC , and in doing so handed a major victory to trademark licensees whose licenses are rejected in ... Read full article
First Published Court Of Appeals Opinion Issued Answering Whether Trademark Licenses Are Assignable In Bankruptcy
It's been a long wait, but we finally have a published decision from a U.S. Court of Appeals answering whether a trademark license is assignable in bankruptcy without the licensor's consent. On July 26, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ... Read full article