Last week, global logistics leader United Parcel Service (more commonly known as “UPS”) sued three companies for trademark infringement. Those companies, as their names suggest, are a group of cannabis delivery companies: United Pot Smokers, UPS420, and THCPlant.
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Michael Best secured a $325,000 judgement and permanent injunction on behalf of their client, Custom Dynamics LLC, against Lite Cycle for trademark infringement of their products. Custom Dynamics is a seller of LED lighting and other electronic equipment for motorcycles.
With stablecoins like Tether and Gemini making news recently, it is worth exploring what the term “stablecoin” means, and how it might impact businesses and consumers in the coming years.
For starters, a stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency that
“If I can get a trademark just by using my mark to sell things, why should I register it?” We get this question a lot. It’s a great question. Traditional answers include how having a federal trademark registration gives you nationwide
Michael Best attorney Emily Lyons published an article discussing the intersection of blockchain technology and the Agribusiness and Food & Beverage industries. Emily writes:
“When most people think of blockchain, they think of its application to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. However,
For anyone invested in cryptocurrencies or considering a capital raise funded through an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), it would be difficult to imagine two more diametrically different years than 2017 and 2018. As 2018 draws to a close, it is
As soon as Halloween passes, it seems, Dr. Seuss’ Grinch starts to appear, trying to steal Christmas. There’s the classic TV cartoon version, the movie version starring Jim Carrey, the Broadway musical version, and for 2018, another animated movie version,
This post is broken into two parts. The first part briefly connects the concepts of trust, branding, and privacy while viewing these abstract concepts through the Facebook lens. The second part will look at how representations can impact branding, examining
Traditionally, a company seeking to raise capital might do so by conducting an initial public offering (IPO), and investors participating in the IPO would obtain an ownership stake in the company. However, with the introduction of cryptocurrencies and digital tokens,
Although the cryptocurrency market may be ripe for financial investment, individuals and institutions alike have been waiting for guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as to how this market will be regulated. Fortunately, the IRS recently shed some light
