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Trademark Trolls and Re-Branding

  • August 05, 2020
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Potente, Business Lawyer and Company Formation

Are you thinking about re-branding your business? In the United States, trademark protection follows the concept of “use it or lose it” – when considering re-branding, it is important to remember that “trademark trolls” may be able to claim your intellectual property even if you have a registered trademark. This article in the National Law Review provides a nice summary of these issues. Having a re-branding strategy in place prior to making changes to and/or abandoning existing marks is essential to protecting your valuable intellectual property.

 

  • January 17, 2023
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Proposed Federal Law Could Ban Non-Competes

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a rule that would ban all non-competes with very limited exceptions. If approved, the new rule would make it illegal for an employer to attempt to enter into a non-compete agreement with an employee, maintain an existing non-compete agreement, or advise an employee...

  • December 01, 2022
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California’s 2023 Minimum Wage Adjustments

Effective January 1, 2023, the state-wide California minimum wage will rise to $15.50 per hour for all employees, regardless of the size of their employer. This accelerated increase is required by a provision in the state's existing minimum wage law that was triggered because inflation exceeded 7%. Certain counties and cities in...