In Brief: A company cannot set up a new business using misappropriated trade secrets that were disclosed during acquisition negotiations.

In Brief: A trademark owner cannot rely on its own failures to excuse abandonment.

Planning ahead is an essential part of life. But what can that look like for your business and retirement? For some, it's a succession plan. For others, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) might be a better option. Andrew Williams demonstrates why an ESOP could work better for you and how it can keep your legacy around.

In Brief: Wrong description of services resulted in refusal to register a trademark.

In Brief:  Copyright Infringement includes the retweet of a video using a song without permission.

In Brief:  Beverly Berneman's blog discusses prior art and patent invalidity. A website screen shot of a similar product does not prove invalidity of a patent.

In Brief:  A political party can protect its name as a trademark without violating the First Amendment.

In his latest installment of the Benefits Bulletin, Andrew S. Williams discusses the intricacies of employee severance packages.

In Brief: Jimmy Kimmel’s use of George Santos’ Cameo videos is fair use.

In Brief:  Trade secret damages are measured by the misappropriation.

In Brief: The First Amendment protects internet platforms who engage in content moderation.

In Brief: Software for remote gambling is not patentable.

In Brief: Fitness dance routines are not choreography and are not copyrightable.

In Brief: Beverly Berneman's blog discusses bad faith in trade secret cases.

In this installment of Benefits Bulletin, Andrew S. Williams reviews incentive compensation arrangements and cautions on how to avoid falling into the ERISA trap.

In Brief: Sonny’s widow cannot terminate Sonny and Cher’s marital settlement agreement.

In Brief: The US Supreme Court determined that Trademark Law prohibits the registration of someone’s name without their permission.

In Brief: Similar trademarks can be used in different ways without causing confusion.

In Brief:  Musical works and sound recordings must be registered separately as distinct, copyrightable forms of expression.

In Brief:  Prior analogous common law use of a trademark bars registration by a late-comer.

In Brief:   The Copyright Statute of Limitations does not limit damages.

Andrew S. Williams explores the potentially looming future of Social Security and the changes that could help forthcoming generations.

In Brief:  The Federal Trade Commission takes aim at non-competes leaving the fate of protecting trade secrets in the balance.

In Brief:  Wording in a prior settlement agreement barred a trademark opposition proceeding.

In Brief:  ELVIS means something new in Tennessee.