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ArticleTrademark Trick Play- The Music City MiracleFootball season is upon us! Yesterday, we ran over to watch the Tennessee Titans’ first full-pads practice. This was my first open practice and I wasn’t expecting much, but it was actually a good time.United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleTrademark Week in Review: September 19, 2014THE NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS trademark registered in 1967. It was originally used to differentiate them from the MLB Giants before the baseball team moved to San Francisco.United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
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VideoUSPTO Holds Veto Power Over President Obama Trademark Applications (Video Content)President Obama acknowleded that the rollout of HealthCare.gov could have gone better.United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleUSPTO Issues Final Rule For Implementation Of The Trademark Modernization Act Of 2020The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a final rule implementing the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA).United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
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ArticleKill Quill Succeeds: Supreme Court Overturns Sales Tax PrecedentOn June 21, 2018, the US Supreme Court, in the South Dakota v. Wayfair case, overruled Quill Corp v. North Dakota (1992) and National Bellas Hess v. Department of Revenue of Ill. (1967), ...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentStites & Harbison PLLC
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VideoTracking Santa And Wishing For Better Parental Controls (Video Content)One thing we enjoy at our house on Christmas eve is tracking Santa as he flies around the world. Our friends at NORAD provide a great website and mobile app dedicated to this difficult task!United StatesPrivacyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleAre Construction Dispute Claims By The State Ever Time Barred? Depends.I have written before about statutes of limitation and statutes of repose relating to construction disputes. I recently learned that these principles may not apply to a public owner’s claims against design professionals and contractors.United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleKentucky General Assembly Approves Electronic Recording And NotarizationThe General Assembly recently passed Senate Bill 114 into law, which reforms Kentucky's recording and notary laws in two significant ways:United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleNo Good Deed: Protecting Yourself And Your Business From A Governmental Investigation Concerning Your PPP LoanIn a time when more than $650 billion in stimulus funds are being pumped through the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), he potential for bad actors to create havoc for business owners.United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Stites & Harbison PLLC
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