I never paid a lot of attention to Flag Day, until the year that my daughter was born on June 14. Now Flag Day is a special day for our family, and of course there is a lot of flag waving on Independence Day which comes hot on its heels. So this seems like a good time to review the rules on when you can register and use images of flags as trademarks. Rules [...]

You might not think about non-competes, employee and customer non-solicits or trade secrets and confidential information very often. But we do. They are core to your business and help maintain your competitive edge. And we're proud to play a key role in shaping this area of the law through our practice and thought leadership. All companies, regardless of size, have sensitive information and valuable customer and employee relationships. There are simple measures that every [...]

This week, Chinese e-commerce company, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, sued a company called Alibabacoin for "prominent, repeated, and intentionally misleading" use of its trademarks in its effort to raise more than $3 million in cryptocurrency called "AlibabaCoins." Alibaba accuses Alibabacoin, which is also known as ABBC Foundation, of operating an "unlawful scheme to misappropriate"Alibaba's brand name. CoinDesk  reports the complaint reads: "Rather than build independent value in their brand and the products and services they offer, Defendants have engaged in a willful [...]