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Civil Contempt. Initial thoughts. By James Michael Faier, M.P.P., M.B.A., J.D. (USPTO Regn. Number 56,731)
In the federal courts, Civil Contempt is governed by 18 U.SC. 401(3) that provides “A court of the United States shall have the power to punish by fine or imprisonment, at its discretion, such contempt of its authority, and none other, as … disobedience of...
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USPTO streamlines its URL’s this Sunday, January 17, 2021. By James Michael Faier, M.P.P., M.B.A., J.D. (USPTO Regn. No. 56731)
Note the changes to the PTO’s URL’S.
read moreShow me the Money! Protection of Trade Dress. By James Michael Faier, M.P.P., M.B.A., J.D.(U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Regn. No. 56,731)
Protection of Trade Dress is a crucial part of IP protection for the sellers of goods. Over my 30-years I have litigated trademark diversion where a junior user was seeking to more customers from senior user to junior user by selling goods in packaging that imitated...
read moreShow me the money! A little violation of a Consent Agreement is a violation: Gaither Tool Co. v. Summit Tool Co., 2012 WL 13218902. (ND IL) by James Michael Faier, M.P.P., M.B.A., J.D. (USPTO Regn. No. 56,731)
The Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, took up the issue of violation of a Consent agreement in the above – captioned supporting the proposition a non-deminimus violation of a Consent Agreement is violation of a Consent Agreement and violating...
read moreZain Subhani: An entrepreneur – an overnight success years in the making. Great story in INC. by J M Faier, M.P.P., M.B.A., J.D. USPTO Regn. No. 56,731.
I recommend this honest tale of entrepreneurship by Zain Subhani in Inc. How Skyline Brands’ Zain Subhani Went From $2 Million in Debt to 1,000 Percent Growth | Inc.com Way to go...
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