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• Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners

  Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.

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• Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It

  Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?

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• Ex Parte Trademark Appeals to District Court — Lessons Learned from the Front Lines

  Although pursuit of an appeal to the Federal Circuit may under some circumstances prove to be quicker and less expensive, appeals to district courts are becoming increasingly attractive given recent changes in the law and USPTO practice in defending these actions.

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• The Cold War Between NCAA And States Over Athletes' NILs

  Over the past four years, the NCAA aggressively lobbied Congress to pass a uniform NIL standard. Roughly a dozen bills have been sponsored by Democrats and Republicans alike, though none has ever advanced to a vote. Consequently, it appears increasingly likely that the courts will be called upon once again to intervene.

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• When Is a Promise Enough?: Contractual Duties and Insider Trading

  Two criminal appeals before the Second Circuit require the Court of Appeals to decide whether the violation of a fiduciary relationship is required to create insider trading liability or if a breach of contract is sufficient.

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