Will they be able to legally use the name in the U.S without any implications?
Whether your client can continue to use the same name they used in Columbia in the US depends on who, if anyone, is using that name in the US....
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Whether your client can continue to use the same name they used in Columbia in the US depends on who, if anyone, is using that name in the US....
If there is another active Mark registered in the same class of goods, and you apply for a TM registration, the examiner is likely to refuse...
As Mr. Greenbaum mentioned, your restrictions on denying service are governed by the discrimination statutes. As long as you are not...
What happens with respect to title to the property depends on how the 2 of you owned the property: tenants in common, joint tenants with the right...
In Florida, noncompetes are enforceable under certain specific, factual circumstances. There are many defenses to enforcement of noncompetition...
If your LLC has registered the d/b/a with the Florida Department of State (you can do this online at sunbiz.org), you can do business just under...
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As my colleague indicated, what you can be charged depends, in large part, on the language in your franchise agreement. Franchisors, however, are...
The only way to know whether you have a right to exit from your franchise contract is to seek the advice and counsel of an experienced franchise...
There are lots of factors that may go into the analysis of the question you asked. For example, there may be provisions in the trust at issue that...
As my colleague mentioned, not all uses of a particular name are available for a trademark. To obtain a trademark registration, the USPTO will be...