It’s All About the Frap Coffee giant Starbucks takes protecting its trademark Frappuccino seriously. Starbucks owns the trademark “FRAPPUCCINO” in the United States. For those who are not familiar …
READ MORE →The Significance of Triple Five v. Simon for Partnership Law in Minnesota The saga of the Triple Five decisions has great significance for partnership law in Minnesota. The case greatly expanded the …
READ MORE →How Do Courts Interpret Fiduciary Duty Limitations and Waivers? Courts take divergent approaches when interpreting partnership agreements that limit or waive fiduciary duties. Some enforce waivers …
READ MORE →The Triple Five v. Simon Case Facts Developing the Mall of America The story of the Triple Five decisions begins with an idea to build the largest shopping mall in the United States, the Mall of …
READ MORE →Statutory Limitations on Partners’ Fiduciary Duties Introduction States have adopted, with some modifications, a number of model laws applicable to partnerships. The Uniform Partnership Act of 1914 …
READ MORE →I suspect that most of you are very familiar with Disney and its signature spokesperson, Mickey Mouse. There are probably fewer of you that are familiar with Deadmau5 (pronounced “dead mouse,” real …
READ MORE →In Minnesota, you may be able to sue someone who improperly interferes with a likely business relationship. A helpful summary of “tortious interference with prospective contractual relations” is …
READ MORE →Outside the trademark arena, the idea of unfair competition exists in common law and statutes to compensate businesses that have suffered an injury through deceptive or wrongful business practices. In …
READ MORE →Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Half-Billion Arbitration Award Seagate Technology LLC and Western Digital, along with a former Seagate employee, Sining Mao, were involved in a long legal battle …
READ MORE →The privacy tort of intrusion upon seclusion often evokes thoughts of physical intrusion as well as electronic or mechanical intrusion such as video surveillance or telephone recording. The …
READ MORE →Unincorporated Association Trademark Example: Southern California Darts Association On August 11, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in which the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, …
READ MORE →In trademark law, “likelihood of confusion” is the primary legal standard for trademark infringement. A recent decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals nicely articulates the black letter law …
READ MORE →This article explains issues to consider when exploring the concept of expanding a nonprofit organization into various geographic areas by working jointly with a local leader in those areas. This …
READ MORE →After a plaintiff has been able to prove copyright infringement a defendant can allege a number of defenses, including fair use. A defense of fair use is not alleging that an infringement did not …
READ MORE →Minnesota law recognizes four different privacy torts including appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, and false light. Liability under public disclosure of private facts occurs …
READ MORE →Commercial disparagement under the common law allows for cause of action for when a defendant makes a false, misleading, or deceptive representation about another’s goods or services. Minnesota In …
READ MORE →Common-law and statutes allow for a cause of action when a company misrepresents the nature or characteristics of its goods to consumers. In Minnesota, a false statement in an advertisement is defined …
READ MORE →Paris Convention The Paris Convention applies to patents, trademarks, industrial designs, utility models, service marks, trade names, geographical indications, the repression of unfair competition and …
READ MORE →There can be instances where one can use the trademark of another and that use will be classified as “fair use.” Usually, marks have two meanings, a trademark meaning and an independent or surname …
READ MORE →What is cybersquatting? Cybersquatting is the act of purchasing a domain name that uses the names of existing businesses, which are usually trademarked, for the sole purpose of either profiting from …
READ MORE →Scandalous or Immoral Every once in a while the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office is faced with an application that could potentially be deemed “scandalous or immoral.” Denial of marks that are …
READ MORE →Three Elements of Operating a Franchise in Minnesota Operating a franchise involves the combination of these three elements: A license to use a trade or service mark, The payment of a fee by the …
READ MORE →Minnesota’s Usury Law, codified in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 334, sets limits on the amount of interest that can be charged on any particular type of debt. Chapter 334 also prohibits collection …
READ MORE →Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy or “CGL” is a standard insurance policy issued to business organizations to protect them against liability claims for bodily injury or property damage …
READ MORE →Commercial general liability insurance policies for businesses are necessary. They provide businesses with protection of their property in case of damages or if they are ever sued. There are a number …
READ MORE →Business owners are typically very good at, and excited about the business, however they may not be good at the legal issues that come with forming and owning a business. Business attorneys work with …
READ MORE →This past legislative session saw big changes to Minnesota Statute Chapter 179A, the Public Employment Labor Relations Act (“PERLA.”) The biggest change was the reemergence of the (PERB). The …
READ MORE →In March 2014, the Minnesota Supreme Court finally recognized the tort of tortious interference with prospective economic advantage as a viable claim in Minnesota in Gieseke v. IDCA, Inc., 844 N.W.2d …
READ MORE →Limited Liability Partnership There are many different ways to form a business under Minnesota Law and one of them is a Limited Liability Partnership. A Limited Liability Partnership is basically a …
READ MORE →OSHA The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act’s purpose is “to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the state of Minnesota safe and healthful working conditions and to …
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