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On Patents, Trademarks, and Descriptiveness

On Patents, Trademarks, and Descriptiveness

We have previously blogged about the intersection between patents and trademarks (see, eg, here). In that post, we noted that if certain features are protected by a utility patent, that is strong evidence those features are functional and therefore ineligible for...
Stites & Harbison Promotes Six Attorneys

Stites & Harbison Promotes Six Attorneys

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Stites & Harbison, PLLC announced in January that six attorneys have been promoted within the law firm effective January 2020. The new Members (Partners) include: J. Brittany Cross Carlson, Louisville, Ky., office, Torts & Insurance Practice...
It is still so Madden-ing!

It is still so Madden-ing!

We have posted twice before on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ incorrect decision in Madden v. Midland Funding, LLC, 786 F.3d 246 (2d Cir. 2015). There, the court of appeals reversed a district court ruling and refused to enforce a Delaware choice of law...