LJN Newsletters

  • Evidence Needed to Prove Bona Fide Intent to Use

    The TTAB has opined on the meaning of a bona fide intent to use a trademark in connection with a Section 1b intent to use trademark application. None of these opinions, however, has delineated a clear bright-line test defining bona fide intent to use. In April 2009, the TTAB, ruling in Honda Motor Co., Ltd. v. Friedrich Winkelmann, established the meaning in the context of a trademark application based on foreign registration rights under Section 44, rather than on use in interstate U.S. commerce.

    August 27, 2009Kyle-Beth Hilfer

  • Post-Trial Re-examination

    To what extent does re-examination equip an infringer who loses in court with the additional opportunity, aside from an appeal, to escape liability?

    August 27, 2009Zachary Silbersher

  • A Focus on Customer Service: Legal Hold Management at Family Dollar

    We needed a "one-stop" communication link with custodians, with automated audit trails. We also wanted to move away from the practice of regularly using outside counsel to handle the creation of custom legal hold notices for our litigation portfolio. We knew it was time to rethink our legal hold process.

    August 27, 2009Kevin Anderson

  • Gaining Competitive Edge and ROI with Redact-It's Electronic Redaction Tool

    Although some lawyers have resisted the digital revolution, this is no longer an option. e-Filing is now mandatory in the federal courts, and state courts will soon follow this trend. Unless a firm wants to outsource this function (e-filing), high-speed scanning technology is a must, since substantially every e-filed document must be in PDF format. Fortunately, the cost of this technology is now reasonable, and PPM scan rates have dramatically improved.

    August 27, 2009Sean O'Keefe

  • X Marks the Spot: Lessons Learned From the Data Map Process

    Creating the right data map with the right information takes time, patience, perseverance and pull. A data map that is hastily put together and is missing information will only provide cursory support to counsel, and instead may end up providing fodder to opposing counsel. Some have even said that is better to not have a data map, claim ignorance and hope for leniency than to state that you have a data map and produce an incomplete, half-baked and inadequate one and anger the judge.

    August 27, 2009Ganesh Vednere

  • Actionable Trademark Infringement

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has held that the sale of products lacking a unique serial number applied by a brand owner for anticounterfeiting and quality control purposes constitutes trademark infringement under federal law. This is so even if the removal of the code does not cause physical damage to an otherwise genuine product and consumers are not aware that the code has been removed.

    August 27, 2009Robert N. Potter and W. Andrew Pequignot

  • In the Marketplace

    Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.

    August 27, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Performing a Litigation Audit on Your Lease Agreements

    This article discusses the applicable general principles and drafting considerations for some of the most frequently litigated boilerplate provisions: choice-of-law, forum selection, venue, jury trial waiver and attorney's fees.

    August 27, 2009Michael Eidel

  • Invest in Next Gen X Leaders Now!

    Many smart companies and professional firms are betting that training and coaching the next generation in leadership skills will help them through the recovery period and give them an edge when competitors start building again. Now is the time to focus on generational leadership development.

    August 27, 2009Phyllis Weiss Haserot