Month: June 2026

Trademark rights terminate if a mark is abandoned. Trademark owners are responsible for maintaining their marks, and their actions, whether voluntary or involuntary, play an important role in preserving those rights. A federal trademark application or registration may be abandoned if the owner voluntarily withdraws the application, or if the owner fails to satisfy required [...]

Recently Arnie and I had the opportunity to see a performance of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House at the Almeida Theatre in London. The acting was superb, and our (last minute) seats in the second row made for an enthralling, if not relaxing, evening as we were entirely consumed by the cruelty and desperation of [...]

If you practice law long enough, things come back around. I was reminded of my days representing the Directors Guild of America in its fight against the colorization of black and white movies when I read an article about the colorizing of an Ansel Adams photograph by a prominent gallery owner, who exhibited it at the [...]