A recent out-of-court settlement following an 8th Circuit decision in Gerlich v. Leath highlights some of the unique legal issues that surround the branding of products in the cannabis space. In 2012, two students at Iowa State University (ISU), Paul Gerlich and Erin Furleigh, secured…
Social media has created a minefield of concerns for both employees and employers. The news is full of stories of employees documenting their questionable off-duty conduct on social media, or posting comments containing racist or derogatory remarks. Often, the employer—or sometimes, the rest of the…
Is there any use of a trademark within the United States that is insufficient to support federal trademark registration? The federal trademark laws are based on the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, and trademark registrations granted under Section 1 of the Trademark Act…
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