Division I of the Court of Appeals held on Tuesday that a proposed Bellingham initiative, which would prohibit the City from installing or using an automated traffic camera system unless approved by a majority of the city council and a majority of the voters, exceeded the lawful scope of the local initiative power. An initiative [...]
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We are proud to announce that thirty St. Louis-based Lewis Rice attorneys have been named to the 2012 Best Lawyers in America® annual list: John C. Bodnar, Brian D. Bouquet, Jonathan F. Dalton, Steven C. Drapekin, Thomas C. Erb, William J. Falk, John M. Hessel, Frank B. Janoski, Rosemarie M. Karcher, Benjamin A. Lipman, Matthew J. Madsen, Joseph E. Martineau, Tracy Mathis, Marian V. Mehan, Jaime R. Mendez, Michael D. Mulligan, Larry E. Parres, Catherine R. Phillips, John K. Pruellage, Jacob W. Reby, John J. Riffle, Albert S. Rose, Andrew Rothschild, Barry A. Short, Gary M. Smith, Joseph J. Trad, Richard B. Walsh, Jr., Lawrence H. Weltman, Joseph H. Weyhrich and Tom W. Zook.
This marks the first year Joseph J. Trad has made the list, while William J. Falk, Tracy Mathis, Marian V. Mehan, Michael D. Mulligan and Lawrence H. Weltman have each been Best Lawyers for more than 15 years.
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Principled decision concerning the scope of 3D trademark protection ensures cheap gas for the consumers
By attorney Peter Henrik Würtz and attorney Louise Ingerslev Andersen
On 14 July 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union passed a judgment establishing that given certain assumptions, considerations for the consumer and for free competition take precedence over the protection rules concerning trademark rights.
The case deals with the question of whether Viking Gas A/S (Viking Gas) has infringed the exclusive licensee’s, Kosan Gas A/S, formerly BP Gas A/S (Kosan A/S), trademark rights when filling gas into a gas bottle protected as a 3D mark and selling it.
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Lessons from Wallace v Ramsay Health Care
By Jessica Kinny and Wendy Blacker of Gadens Lawyers, Sydney
A medical practitioner’s duty to warn their patient of the risks associated with a procedure is well known in the medical field and is supported by a clear and consistent line of authority[1]. Despite this, a common feature of medical malpractice is miscommunication with the patient. read more…
Read a summary of the Court of Appeals’ recent decision upholding the City of Bellingham’s utility tax assessment for unpaid utility taxes and penalties.
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As reported in our recent Knowledge Bytes publication, today marks the beginning of the Sunrise period for the new .xxx domain. Owners of registered trademarks who are not part of the adult entertainment industry may and should apply to block their registered marks from becoming part of a domain name with the new .xxx generic top level domain. This Sunrise period is in effect until October 28, 2011. Different Registrars are charging different amounts for this service, so shop around.
And here we are – with the exception of possibly one more post on My Travel from TripIt (which is still acting a bit wonky), we are at the end of our series on LinkedIn! I hope that you’ve gotten some useful tips, and you feel as though you’re starting to use LinkedIn to its full potential.
This morning, Cordell Parvin asked me to share with him what my top LinkedIn tips would be, and I think these would be a good starting point for our final how-to. They are:
On August 27, 2011, the third term of former NLRB Chair Wilma Liebman ended. The expiration of Liebman’s term leaves the Board with only three Members: Mark Gaston Pearce (D), Craig Becker (D), and Brian Hayes (R).
The White House selected Mark Gaston Pearce to replace Liebman as Chair. Given that the Board’s Chair historically has the same political affiliation as the White House, Pearce was the only logical choice because he is the only fully confirmed Democrat still on the Board. Becker, the other Democratic appointee, is a recess appointment and his term will expire in December.
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) today announced the approval of over 500 new or changed wares (goods) and services descriptions in its online Wares and Services Manual. This is the Manual that the CIPO Examiners refer to when reviewing applications for registration of trade-marks under the Trade-marks Act (the Act). Under Section 30(a) of the Act, an applicant is required to describe its claimed wares and services in ordinary commercial terms.
While certainly not exhaustive of all of the descriptions that an Examiner will consider to be acceptable, if an applicant’s wares and services can fit within the approved descriptions in the Manual, the processing of the application is likely to be much smoother.
Welcome to ILN-terviews, a series of profiles of ILN member firm attorneys, designed to give a unique insight into the lawyers who make up our Network. For our latest interview, we chose ILN member, Bill Milani of our member firm, Epstein Becker & Green in New York!
In one sentence, how would you describe your practice?
Management side labor and employment law with a particular concentration representing foreign-owned and financial services companies.
Who would be your typical client?
A foreign-owned bank. Read full interview
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