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As international businesses seek to expand across borders, including by availing themselves of legal tools (such as the Madrid Protocol) to register in the United States trademarks developed abroad, there is surprisingly little guidance as to what enforceable rights under U.S. law actually result from this process. However, as shown by the recent decision, In re Casino de Monaco Trademark Litigation, even well-established foreign companies can encounter difficulties enforcing rights not grounded in traditional U.S. trademark law principles of use in commerce.
If you ask most attorneys whether they have planned for their retirement, most would answer "of course." However, for the vast majority that answer would be very misleading.
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So what's the deliverable once you finally convince Firm Management and the designated Lead Partners to buy into a Client Feedback program focused ' at least initially ' on its Tier 1 or key clients?
For media-relations professionals advising lawyers and law firms, the question is simple: How does the emergence of the Internet as the primary vehicle for delivering news affect law-firm media relations?
For a number of reasons, selective travel leading to invaluable "face time" with key firm stakeholders is, ultimately, more economical than succumbing to the impulse to stay close to home.
This article reviews some of the time-tested ways to solidify client relationships and gain new clients during a down economy.
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CALIFORNIA Alleged Conspiracy to Fix LCD Prices Yields Additional Indictments On June 10, 2010, the DOJ announced that additional charges had been filed in its long-running investigation into alleged price-fixing for panels used in a host of consumer electronics, including computer monitors, The panels, known as thin-film transistor-liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD), represented a worldwide market of $70 billion at the time the alleged conspiracy ended. …
To avoid personal exposure for any loss, not just losses under the FCPA, directors and officers will first seek indemnification from the corporation under any relevant corporate documents, such as the corporate charter or bylaws, or any employment agreements. If that fails, they will likely turn to directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither indemnity nor insurance, however, may be sufficient to protect a director or officer from personal exposure created by the FCPA.
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A federal judge handed Google Inc. a major victory on June 23 by rebuffing media company Viacom Inc.'s attempt to collect more than $1 billion in damages for the alleged copyright abuses of Google's popular YouTube service.