On Monday, April 25, 2022, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) announced a settlement with Toll Holdings Limited (“Toll”), an Australian freight forwarding and logistics company, with respect to Toll’s originations and/or receipt “of payments through the U.S.» Read More
Chain of title in intangible rights? Yes, you heard it here first. Chain of title is just as applicable to trademarks and copyrights as to real property (such as a home or plot of land). Accordingly, buyers and sellers, as well as licensors and licensees, of the rights encompassed by trademarks or copyrights must ensure the chain of title establishes they are dealing with the “right” party. This» Read More
Despite the economic complications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lehigh Valley again ranked among the fastest-growing regions in the United States, highlighting its ongoing and robust economic growth. Large-scale economic projects in the region contributed to its continued growth over the last year.» Read More
On Jan. 1, 2021, Congress enacted, over President Trump’s veto, the National Defense Authorization Act, a 4500-page behemoth that in its midst contained the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (“AMLA”). I attempted to give some overview of this legislation in my Jan.» Read More
So many times in my three decades of practice I’ve shaken my head at the perils a trademark owner can so easily avoid by searching and clearing a mark. The litigations! The unnecessary attorneys’ fees! The time and resources lost! All because my client (or adversary) didn’t conduct a proper trademark search.» Read More
