In a decision combining the hot trademark topics of color marks and aesthetic functionality, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board upheld an examiner’s refusal of registration for a single-color mark for boxes for "flowers and live cut floral arrangements."

In January of this year, the New York City Council adopted Local Law No. 32 which requires businesses in New York City to include a "good faith" salary range in all job postings.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that Kate Spade's mark did not infringe SATURDAYS SURF NYC or any other SATURDAY-formative mark claimed by Saturdays Surf.

On April 2, 2025, President Trump used the power granted to him by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA") to issue an Executive Order...

On August 30, 2026, President Claudia Sheinbaum submitted a bill to Congress that would amend the Foreign Investment Law and create a national-security review mechanism for foreign acquisitions in Mexico.

While we seem to be approaching some semblance of post-Covid normalcy in the workplace, these other challenges will continue into 2023 and beyond.

In the 1920s, the settlement cycle for securities transactions was T+1. Then over the next decades, the length of the settlement cycle increased to T+5 until the SEC adopted Rule 15c6-1 in 1993 to shorten the settlement...

The loss of confidential information can have a serious impact on a business.

A recent decision in Post University Inc. v. Learneo, Inc. (operator of Course Hero) offers a timely roadmap for educational institutions confronting unauthorized online dissemination of course materials.

This essay is about a common provision in contracts for the sale of art, namely, that legal title does not pass to the buyer until the purchase price is paid in full.

Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP's Tax podcast, hosted by Tax Department Chair Melinda Fellner, brings listeners head-to-head tax discussions with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

The Trump Administration has begun the process of determining how cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based products can be regulated in an orderly manner. Previously...

Fourteen months after it proposed cybersecurity-related requirements for certain market intermediaries, the SEC has now adopted them, formally requiring such covered entities...

Post-employment restrictive covenants appear frequently in employment agreements across many industries.

Join Carter Ledyard and management consultants Plan A Advisors on a lively exploration of nonprofit boards and bylaws.

On April 2, 2025, President Trump used the power granted to him by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA") to issue an Executive Order...

It is well established that the First Amendment's right to petition clause affords constitutional protection to the bringing of lawsuits, even those that lose, so long as not frivolous. But in recent years many states...

In a city as dense as New York City, property owners often cannot make repairs and improvements to their property without access to their neighbor's land.

As part of Carter Ledyard's Crypto, Digital Assets, and Blockchain Practice Group Advisory Series, this advisory summarizes the Crypto Regulation, Protection...

While the U.S. federal government has not yet enacted comprehensive protective data privacy and artificial intelligence ("AI") laws or regulations, U.S. state governments have continued to regulate...