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Doing a Deal? Legal Due Diligence and the Crown Jewels
With a view towards closing a deal, legal due diligence occurs when a business attorney collects and analyzes information from a legal perspective and then makes recommendations regarding any action that should be taken.
This typically occurs during the period between signing the transaction (e.g. ...Read More

Protecting the Work of Your Employees
ProIn today’s society, where value is placed on creativity and invention, employers need to be extra vigilant to protect the work of their employees, including the development of intellectual property (“IP”). IP, creations of the mind, includes patents for inventions, trademarks, and copyrights. Often ...Read More

Understanding the Redskins Trademark Loss
Residents and football fans in Minnesota may be surprised to hear that the federal Redskins ban may not be as groundbreaking as some people initially made it out to be. On June 18, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board effectively voided six federal trademark ...Read More