In 2013, the USPTO issued U.S Trademark Registration 4,398,753 to Nike subsidiary Converse, Inc. The registration covered the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star midsole stripes, toe cap, and multilayered toe bumper featuring diamonds and line patterns, which Converse claims to
The following analysis was written by Sarah C. Helton, Principal of Michael Best Strategies and Staff Counsel of Michael Best. Michael Best’s 2018 Technology + the Law Symposium took place in Raleigh North Carolina at Duke University.
Last week,
Michael Best Partner Evan Strassberg was featured by TheStreet in the article titled, “Cryptocurrency Markets Quiet for Now, but Catalysts for Moves Loom,” where he discussed the crypto market, the recent news from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding Exchange Traded
Yesterday, Michael Best’s Senior Counsel Justin Cruz and Brian Mangum hosted a complimentary webinar titled “Blockchain and Intellectual Property: Protecting and Harnessing a Cutting – Edge Technology,” where they discussed the protection of distributed ledger technologies (DLTs), as well as current
“There’s been a dust up in town,” my mother told me on my last trip home. A local restaurant had started getting calls for reservations and customers wandering in looking for their newly formed competition. The customers were confused, as
How the sale of Florida Orange Groves 75 years ago established Securities Law compliance standards for Cryptocurrencies and other Digital Tokens today
Earlier this year, William Hinman, Director, Division of Corporate Finance, provided significant guidance on the applicability of U.S.
Blockchain and Intellectual Property: Protecting and Harnessing a Cutting-Edge Technology
Wed, Oct 10, 2018 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CDT
Recent years have seen a sharp increase in efforts to implement and protect blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies. Companies
“I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs,” Missouri Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver told a U.S. Navy banquet in 1899. “[F]rothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show
Consumers love to “buy American.” It stands to reason, then, that consumer products companies love to market their products as “Made in America.” Recent settlements between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and three different companies illustrate the danger of advertising
This post builds from a previous post on certifications, titled Credibility Through Certification – UL Standards & Selfie Certifications. That post sought to address the use of UL certifications. This post takes a closer look at how the Federal
