Originally posted 2017-05-01 06:41:56. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Everyone here understands that in the U.S., trademark rights are determined by use, a term of art that, practically speaking, means hardly anything, but if it means anything at all pretty much means “sale.” And priority in trademark — priority being a term of art…
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This is a question to the blog clinic from Paul (not his real name) who is a landlord in England. I purchased a property with a tenant in situ and managed by an estate agent. Just before the completion of the purchase the tenancy agreement was due for renewal. The estate agents told me the…
The British Columbia Court of Appeal delivered reasons in P.R.C. v. C.K.C., 2024 BCCA 363, a high-conflict case, where the self-represented husband abandoned the trial on day three, only to file an appeal of the financial orders on the grounds of procedural unfairness. However, he did not seek a new trial — rather, he asked…
There is a gale force wind out there and the girls and I are housebound: so I thought I’ld clear the blog queue a bit. It is generally not good practice to post poorly drafted choice of court provisions yet once in a while it helps illustrate what I often say in class: that even…
On January 2, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit delivered a significant ruling and blocked the Biden administration’s efforts to reinstate net-neutrality regulations. The court determined that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacked the legal authority to reclassify broadband services under Title II of the Communications Act, a move essential…
AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE: The Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision at the end of May, 2024 in a case about topsoil. Of course, the case was not only about topsoil. Topsoil just happened to be the subject matter of the contract at the heart of the dispute between the parties. …
Written by Isabelle Gaudeul-Ehrhart. At the beginning of a new year and, from an institutional perspective, of a new mandate, what should we focus on and understand to navigate the coming months? Out of so many competing issues on Parliament’s agenda, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) selected 10 for closer examination. The event was…
So, you got into law school! Now what? For a lot of incoming 1Ls, this new chapter includes moving to a brand-new city and figuring out the rollercoaster that is apartment hunting, moving and ultimately living in this new place. This process can be daunting and stressful, so here are a few tips that worked…
In this article, you can discover… How courts determine to grant emergency custody of a child. The evidence needed to support an emergency custody request. How an attorney can be an invaluable ally when you file for emergency custody. 1. How Does The Court Determine Whether Emergency Custody Is Necessary In New York? The courts…
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Introduction The ruling in Kneschke vs. LAION by the German Hamburg Regional Court (Court) represents the first landmark case clarifying the application of the CDSM Directive’s text and data mining (TDM) exceptions to AI training. Kneschke, a photographer, sued LAION for using one of his original and creative works to build AI training datasets without…
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