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Hawaii Construction Law
Hawaii Supreme Court licensing decision issued: what is “incidental and supplemental” work?
By Anna Oshiro
The Supreme Court issued its opinion today on the licensing matter. Bottom line: the court remanded the case back to the licensing board for a determination of whether the jalousie…
Hawaii Construction Law
Alabama Fed. Ct. Asks its State Supreme Court to Consider a Licensing question
By Anna Oshiro
If a general contractor contracts with an unlicensed sucontractor, what is the effect on the prime contract between owner and general? In such an instance, the contract performance is predicated…
The Trademark Blog
Another DJ Action (by JC Penney) Against Aspen Licensing
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CommLawBlog
Some TV Broadcasters Relieved of Obligation to Upload Some (But Not All) Issues/Programs Lists to Online Public Inspection File
By Harry Cole
The Media Bureau has announced that some TV stations may opt not to post to the FCC's online public file system their quarterly issues/programs lists covering earlier renewal cycle(s). Before…
The IP Law Blog
Licensor Can Potentially Be Liable for Licensee’s Misappropriation of Third Party Athlete’s Likeness
By Scott Hervey Licensing attorneys should take note of the recent decision by the Central District of California in Jason Bitzer v. Body Glove Int’l et al. In this case, Body…
CommLawBlog
Form 323 – Kissing the SUFRN Good-bye?
By Harry Cole
An FCC proposal would abandon "special use FRNs" in Ownership Reports and require social security number-based FRNs instead . . . for noncommercial licensees, too!
Hawaii Construction Law
Friend of the Court Brief For the GCA
By Anna Oshiro
Today we filed an amicus curiae or friend of the court brief on behalf of the General Contractors Association, in another Okada Trucking related case. At issue in the case is…
Hawaii Construction Law
Supreme Court Accepts Cert. Petition re: Scope of C-5 Renovation License
By Anna Oshiro
The Supreme Court has accepted a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the District Council of 50 Intern Union of Painters and Allied Trades, asking that the Supreme…
Keeping It Real Estate
When is a lease not a lease but really a licence?
By Katie Nixon
It's an old question, but one that crops up regularly. The most recent example to pass across this blogger's desk was in relation to a statutory residential leasehold extension. In…
Alcoholic Beverages Law
Part I: Understanding the License Application Process Under Washington Initiative 502
by Susan Johnson and Claire Mitchell As we reported last week, Washington Initiative 502 (I-502), a marijuana law reform measure which appeared on the November 2012 general ballot, won the…