COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT | November 9, 2023
Senior Counsel Steve Latham and Associate Jacqueline Morley are pictured here on the 18th tee of the prestigious Noyac Golf Club at this year’s annual golf outing to benefit The Retreat. The sold-out event was held on October 24th and featured 80 golfers, a buffet...
INSIGHTS | By: Allison Singh | October 27, 2023
After years of watching “Shark Tank,” I’m taking a shot at sharkdom next week, as a judge for the Stony Brook University College of Business pitch-fest known as “WolfieTank.” Offering legal perspectives on big ideas is not as sexy as offering a wad of cash, but any...
INSIGHTS | By: Allison Singh | August 25, 2023
When consumers hear “counterfeiting,” they think of fake Rolex watches or Louis Vuitton handbags – not phony merlot. But sales of counterfeit wines and spirits skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic and have not slowed since. It’s now estimated that 25 percent of...
INSIGHTS | By: Allison Singh | April 27, 2023
You read that right. While it is often a smart business move to protect a brand with a federal registration, that is not always the case. How do brand owners tell the difference? They can start by asking themselves the following questions. First, how important is...
INSIGHTS | By: Kathryn Dalli | February 3, 2023
Generally, common law rights are derived from custom and judicial precedent. Common law trademark rights are those rights that a business owner has from using a trademark, brand name, slogan or logo without having obtained a state or federal trademark registration of...
INSIGHTS | By: Craig H. Handler | January 23, 2023
In 2019, I was retained by a veteran US Navy sailor to file a petition before the US Naval Discharge Review Board (“NDRB”) seeking to have his character of discharge upgraded to Honorable, after a series of alcohol-related incidents led to an early...
INSIGHTS | By: Allison Singh | December 6, 2022
The late musician Prince shocked the world in 1993 by dropping his name and adopting a symbol as his personal moniker. So it is ironic that a landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court this term will forever be known as the “Prince case.” In Andy Warhol Foundation...