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RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen Hosts INTA Roundtable on Trademark Due Diligence and M&A Transactions

RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen is hosting an International Trademark Association (INTA) North America Roundtable in Stamford, CT, on April 13 on trademark due diligence and trademark transactions. IP due diligence, as an important part of overall mergers and acquisitions (M&A) due diligence, is the process of gathering information and...

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RPJ Partner Larry Brocchini on Federal Court Allowance of “Scandalous” Trademark

Intellectual Property Update:  Federal Court Allows Registration of “Scandalous” “FUCT” Trademark Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling last year that the Lanham Act’s statutory bar to registration of “disparaging” trademarks ran afoul of the First Amendment, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down a companion...

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