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IFA Legal Symposium Tackles Wide Range of Issues
Rarely has the International Franchise Association ('IFA') Legal Symposium, come at a busier time for the franchise industry, as a wide range of legal and business issues are generating change at a rapid rate. The conference, which was held on May 12-13 in Washington, DC, addressed everything from green business practices to new disclosure regulations, and the protection of marks on the Internet to states' efforts to expand their ability to tax franchise activity.
The continuing implementation of the Federal Trade Commission's ('FTC') new Franchise Disclosure Document ('FDD') under the revised Franchise Rule was uppermost in the minds of franchisors and counsel. With the July 1 mandatory deadline looming, attorneys shared their experiences updating FDDs and the challenges they have encountered in getting FDDs approved by federal and state franchise administrators.
In a session titled 'Complying with the Updated and Upgraded FTC Franchise Rule: Lessons Learned So Far,' four leading attorneys proffered strategies for getting FDDs approved, and they highlighted areas that remain unresolved and confusing to franchisors. 'Issues will remain in flux for the foreseeable future,' said Stuart Hershman, partner with DLA Piper US LLP (Chicago). 'Issuance of compliance guides will not fully resolve these issues, and they have created new ones due to internal consistencies in the guides themselves.'
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.