You just found out that your Maryland Limited Liability Company (LLC) is not in good standing. What do you do now? “Not in Good Standing” “Not in good standing” means the business entity is not in compliance with one or more Maryland laws that apply to businesses and their responsibilities in the State of Maryland. The [..]
My client was sued for trademark infringement and cyberpiracy. The United States District Court for the District of Maryland granted summary judgment and the Fourt Circuit Court of Appeals Affirmed in B&J Enters. v. Giordano, 329 F. App’x 411, 417 (4th Cir. 2009). Below is my brief to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. STATEMENT OF FACTS The [..]
Maryland Appeals Court affirms trial won by Attorney Day As a small business owner, you may get in the position when you are forced to collect on a judgment. Unfortunately, part of that effort is to find and recover assets that may have been purposefully hidden. A Maryland appeals court recently affirmed a trial verdict [..]
I have included a picture of the “suspect” evidence…you be the judge. What should have been a run-of-the-mill commercial lease dispute over a failure to pay rent turned into a two-day bench trial when the tenant produced an alternate lease and alleged deposit slips showing that all rent was paid. I went in knowing that [..]
Recently, Judge Clark of the D.C. Superior Court agreed with Washington, D.C. attorney William Day that a commercial landlord was not liable for any injury suffered by the guest of its tenant. Day was defending a commercial landlord who was sued by the guest of the landlord’s tenant. The lawsuit claimed $50,000 in damages. The guest alleged that he [..]
What are “common law” trademark rights? Federal registration is not required to establish rights in a trademark. Common law rights arise from actual use of a mark and may allow the common law user to successfully challenge a registration or application.
