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Naked Licensing Explained: How Trademark Owners Accidentally Lose Their Rights
TTAB Litigation Basics: What Businesses Need to Know About Trademark Oppositions
When a Client Needs Cash From an Inheritance: What Financial Advisors Should Know About Inheritance Purchase Agreements
Your client is a beneficiary in a Washington state estate. Probate has been open for months, the assets are tied up, and they need liquidity now. A company has approached.
What Should You Ask Before Signing an Inheritance Purchase Agreement?
If a company has offered you cash in exchange for a portion of your inheritance, you are looking at a legal contract with real financial consequences. These agreements can be.
How to Fight a Trademark Cancellation Before the TTAB
Someone Registered Your Brand Name First: Legal Options for Trademark Owners
Force Majeure in Business Litigation
Force Majeure in Business Litigation When catastrophe strikes — a pandemic, a natural disaster, a war, a government-mandated shutdown — businesses scrambling to manage disrupted operations often turn to their.
Business Owner Deadlock: What Happens When Co-Owners Cannot Agree?
Business Owner Deadlock: What Happens When Co-Owners Cannot Agree? Many businesses are founded by two or more owners who share decision-making authority. While these partnerships can work well during periods.
Financial Misrepresentation in Business Deals: Litigation Risks for Executives
Financial Misrepresentation in Business Deals: Litigation Risks for Executives Financial information plays a central role in business transactions. Whether companies are raising capital, negotiating acquisitions, or forming partnerships, investors and.
Settling a Business Lawsuit: What Should Be Included in a Settlement Agreement?
Settling a Business Lawsuit: What Should Be Included in a Settlement Agreement? Understanding Business Litigation Settlements Business lawsuits can be expensive, time-consuming, and disruptive. Even when a company believes it.
Discovery in Business Litigation: What Companies Should Expect Before Trial
Discovery in Business Litigation: What Companies Should Expect Before Trial Understanding Discovery in Business Litigation Discovery is one of the most important stages of a business lawsuit. Before a commercial.
What Is Summary Judgement in Business Litigation?
What Is Summary Judgment in Business Litigation? Understanding Summary Judgment in Business Litigation Many business owners assume that every lawsuit must go through a full trial before a court can.
Litigation Holds Explained: How Businesses Must Preserve Evidence Before a Lawsuit
Litigation Holds Explained: How Businesses Must Preserve Evidence Before a Lawsuit When a business senses that litigation is on the horizon — whether a lawsuit has been filed, threatened, or.
Class Action Lawsuits Against Businesses: What Triggers Them and How to Respond
Class Action Lawsuits Against Businesses: What Triggers Them and How to Respond Most business owners understand that they face litigation risk from individual customers, employees, or business partners. Fewer fully.
What Is a Declaratory Judgment—and When Should a Business File One?
What Is a Declaratory Judgment and When Should a Business File One? Understanding Declaratory Judgments in Business Litigation Business disputes often begin with uncertainty rather than an immediate financial loss..
The Business Owner’s Guide to Demand Letters: Strategy Before You File Suit
The Business Owner’s Guide to Demand Letters: Strategy Before You File Suit Before most business disputes reach a courthouse, they pass through a stage most people overlook: the demand letter..
How to Protect Your Brand Internationally: The Madrid Protocol Explained
How to Protect Your Brand Internationally: The Madrid Protocol Explained Building a brand takes years of work. Protecting it across borders should not require an equivalent investment in legal fees.
Trademark Licensing Agreements: How to Monetize Your Brand Without Losing It
Trademark Licensing Agreements: How to Monetize Your Brand Without Losing It A registered trademark is not just a defensive asset. For businesses with strong brand recognition, trademarks can be a.
Tortious Interference With Business Relationships: Protecting Contracts and Customers
Tortious Interference With Business Relationships: Protecting Contracts and Customers Strong business relationships are often a company’s most valuable asset. Whether those relationships involve customers, vendors, distributors, employees, or strategic partners,.
Avoid Costly Rebrands: Trademark Pitfalls for Cannabis Startups
Can You Enforce a Cannabis Trademark? What Washington Businesses Need to Know
Can You Sell Your Inheritance Before Probate Closes in Washington?
If you are named as a beneficiary in a will or stand to inherit through an estate, you may not have to wait until probate closes to access the value.
Descriptive vs. Suggestive Trademarks: Why the Line Matters More Than You Think
