Franchising is governed by trademark law which is enacted in the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq. This law requires that franchisors police the use of their intellectual property licensed to third parties so that the brand is consistent and uniform to consumers. While trademark law requires franchisors and franchisees to enact controls to […]
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that the USMCA “will be the best and most important trade deal ever made by the USA.” U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi added that “there is no question of course that this trade agreement is much better than NAFTA.” What will be the impact of the USMCA? The U.S. International […]
On December 5, 2019, four U.S. senators introduced a bill that would allow Customs and Border Patrol (“CBP”) to directly seize goods based on design patent infringement. The bill is titled the “Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019.” Currently, design patents at the CBP can only be enforced by seeking an exclusion order from the […]