Endorsements in Social Media Posts: Tips for Ensuring Compliance with FTC’s Endorsement Guides
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently updated its Endorsement Guides: What People are Asking, a source of guidance to the FTC’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (“Endorsement Guides”), which were last revised in 2009. The Endorsement Guides reflect the basic truth-in-advertising principle that product and service endorsements must be honest […]
Bob Dremluk Selected as Member of NYC Bar Association Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Committee
On June 3, 2015, Bob Dremluk was invited to serve on the Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee of the New York City Bar Association for a term beginning September 2015 and ending August 2018 (Class of 2018). This Committee is one of the most sought after committees within the New York City Bar Association and […]
Trademark Law Update: Paying Attorneys’ Fees—Even When You Win
In a recent opinion, the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the provisions of the Lanham (Trademark) Act permitting appeal of ex parte decisions of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to a federal district court require the appealing trademark owner to pay the USPTO’s attorneys’ fees and costs—even if […]
Bankruptcy-Proofing your Contracts?
Bankruptcy Proofing Your Contracts: A Summary of Bankruptcy Protection Devices The never-ending quest for suppliers of credit, goods and services is to create the contracts and procedures that will insulate them from the consequences of bankruptcy filings by the counterparties to their agreements. This article touches on many of the methods and concepts that can […]
Answers To FAQ’s About Patents
What types of patents are available? Utility Patents protect the functional aspects of a process, machine, or product. Design Patents protect the ornamental features of a product. The functional aspects of a product are not protected by a design patent. Plant Patents protect distinct and new varieties of plants that are either invented or discovered […]
Virginia Supreme Court Sidesteps Decision on “Unmasking” Standard for Anonymous Posts
When a business is attacked in an anonymous website post, the first hurdle it typically faces in seeking redress is identifying who wrote the post. The problem can be a particularly serious one for businesses that attract customers from review sites. Those who follow this area of the law have been waiting with anticipation for […]
Employee Hacking: Protecting Against Data Breaches and Theft of Confidential Information
The recent media attention surrounding high-profile data breaches has most companies concerned about external threats rather than internal ones, when perhaps the greatest cyber threat to most companies comes from within.
Am I Operating a Franchise?
This seems like a simple question. Am I running a McDonalds or a Best Buy? Easy, right? As a franchisee (an operator of a franchise) it’s fairly simple to answer. But if you own your own business and are keen to expand using a strategy that includes licensing of your brand, even
Culhane Meadows Enters Chicago Seeking Positive Market Disruption
Culhane Meadows PLLC, one of the nation’s largest cloud-based law firms, announces its expansion into Chicago with the addition of three lateral partners: Angela Washelesky (formerly at Reed Smith), Susan Macaulay (formerly at Skadden Arps) and Paula Jill Krasny (formerly at Baker & McKenzie). “Given the number of global companies headquartered in Chicago and its […]
Jim Maxson to speak at European Life Settlement Association’s Symposium in London
Atlanta partner Jim Maxson will be presenting at the European Life Settlement Association’s (ELSA) Spring Symposium – The Improving Environment for Financing & Investment, in London on April 24, 2015.
New York Rent Stabilized Apartments Are Exempt in Bankruptcy Cases
The New York Court of Appeals, in response to a certified question from the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, has held that a rent-stabilized residential lease is a public assistance benefit that is exempt from claims of creditors of the debtor tenant under Section 282(2)(a) of the New York Debtor and Creditor […]
NY Partners Dremluk and Jacoby Attend International Vision Expo
Robert Dremluk and David Jacoby, partners in Culhane Meadows’ NewYork office, attended the International Vision Expo East trade fair on Friday, March 20. David was a featured speaker at the Expo’s Continuing Education program on the topic of