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  • While a national tenant may file for bankruptcy, the landlord is left having to service the mortgage without cash-flow from that tenant or any ability to commence an eviction or related action as a result of the automatic stay.

    November 25, 2013Joshua S. Bauchner
  • Federal Circuit Upholds Permanent Injunction in 'Design Win' Market
    Federal Circuit Upholds Inequitable Conduct Ruling
    EFF Files for Inter Partes Review of Podcasting Patent

    November 02, 2013Howard J. Shire and Wyatt Delfino
  • Annual Entertainment Law in Review
    Copyright Year in Review

    November 02, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
  • Software company Fortres Grand is pressing to revive its trademark infringement claims against Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. for using the name of the real-life "Clean Slate" computer program in the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises .

    November 02, 2013Amanda Bronstad
  • Maryland Federal Court Issues Ruling in Dispute over Boxer Roberto Duran's Life Story
    New York Federal Court Refuses to Apply First-Filed Exception to Dispute Over "Bette Davis Eyes" Jewelry

    November 02, 2013Stan Soocher
  • These days, it is commonplace for companies to license multiple parties in various distinct geographical areas to use the same trademark. Because different licensees may be competitors of one another in different product lines, the question often arises as to whether one licensee may challenge another's right to use a licensed mark and, if so, where.

    November 02, 2013Scott J. Slavick
  • Two important aspects of merger agreements are the price and the nature of the post-closing obligations of the sellers to defend or indemnify the buyer for claims arising out of presale conduct. As to the former, parties to merger transactions often bridge valuation gaps with earn-outs. The selling stockholders receive a cash payment at closing and an additional contingent right to receive a specified amount of future payments depending on how well the business performs.

    November 02, 2013Lewis H. Lazarus
  • Band Is Allowed to Self-Release Album During Contract Battle with Victory Records
    Song License Non-Signatory Can Compel Arbitration
    Videogame Service Representative's Voiceover Work for Employer Ruled a Work for Hire

    November 02, 2013Stan Soocher