WASHINGTON (CN) - A company’s bankruptcy does not allow it to rescind a trademark licensing agreement, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday. The case stems from the 2012 agreement between Tempnology LLC ...

In 'Tempnology', the First Circuit positioned itself within the circuit split regarding the relationship between trademark licenses and rejection of executory contracts. Assuming, Rejecting, ...

Obtaining a license to use another party's trademark to sell goods or services can be easy or difficult, depending on the business and circumstances of the deal. For some trademark holders, such as ...

Clothing your trademark license with certain contractual provisions can possibly cover an otherwise uncomfortably bare exposure. An owner of a trademark has a duty to ensure the consistency of its ...

Many trademark licensees invest millions of dollars on research and product development centered on their trademark license. Business decisions and expenditures are made in reliance upon the rights ...

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Starting and operating a retail clothing business can be a difficult venture. Therefore, learning how to obtain a business license to sell trademark clothing can be a smart business plan. Trademarked ...

In response to Andy Warhol’s 1962 series of paintings of Campbell Soup cans, the product marketing manager for Campbell Soup Company famously wrote a letter to Warhol expressing the company’s ...

What happens when a brand owner takes a final bow? The Bankruptcy Code treats a valid trademark license agreement as a special kind of asset called an “executory contract.” There is no definition of ...