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Trademark Lawyer Blog
http://www.trademarklawyerblog.com
Discusses trademark and other intellectual property law news, legislation and opinions in Florida. Published by Wood, Atter & Wolf, PA.
- Added on: Dec 28th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Listed in: Law & Legal Law
- Tags: business law commercial law patent law trademark law non-compete agreement
Recent Posts
Potential Franchisees Do Your Research First—You Can’t Afford to be Wrong!
Earlier this year, Cuppy’s Coffee, a franchise founded in Florida but later moved to Alabama, simply disappeared into oblivion leaving nearly two hundred franchisees without a franchisor. A warrant for the CEO of Cuppy’s, Robert Nabors, was issu...
Competition is Fierce in The Crowded Coffee Market
In Jacksonville and northeast Florida we have just about all of them—McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Dunkin Donuts; I am talking about the major franchises in the growing business of selling specialty coffee drinks. Recently, I posted a blog on succe...
Burger King Facelift--It’s Required!
Miami, Florida based burger franchisor Burger King, the second largest burger food chain in the United States, recently announced it plans to remodel and redesign its 12,000 restaurants worldwide. The 20/20 design—and no, that is not the popular A...
Big Profits and Big Losses
Let's say you want to start a chain of restaurants in Florida using NBA star Dwyane Wade’s name as the name your restaurant, and at times, Wade will make personal appearances at the restaurant. Sounds like a great idea for a start-up restaurant to...
European Dismissal: Court Rules That Exclamation Points Can’t Be Registered
The European Court of First Instance has denied a German clothing and perfume retailer’s bid to register an exclamation point as a trademark. Joop! applied for a trademark on an exclamation point logo, both in free form, and enclosed within a box...
Wake Up Call: New Technology Fights Driver Fatigue
Effective Control Transport, a Montreal-based company, has developed a new system called Driver's Mate that monitors a driver’s level of alertness and takes corrective action if it falls below a predetermined baseline level. The device mounts ont...
