ArticleThe Drone Wars: Environmental EditionEnergy companies have embraced drone technology as a safe and cost effective way to do business. United StatesEnvironmentStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleWhat's New for the Environment? - A Peek at the 2017 Regular SessionAt the time of press, the Kentucky General Assembly had completed 28 of its 30 legislative days reserved for the 2017 Regular Session. The General Assembly is currently in Veto Recess, when passed bills go the Governor for review and consideration of veto. United StatesEnvironmentStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleFinally: The CFPB Has Returned . . . To The Final Rule Implementing The FDCPA In The 21st CenturyOn Friday, October 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a new, long-awaited final rule to bring the Fair Debt Collection Practices ActUnited StatesFinance and BankingStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleA Victory For Prescribers: Government Now Subject To Heightened Standard Of ProofIn a recent win for healthcare practitioners, the Supreme Court in Ruan v. United States held that, to convict individuals of violating the Controlled Substances Act...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleGovernor Proposes New State Medicaid Program Through WaiverOnce approved, a waiver remains for a five-year period although it can be extended another three years if the state requests such an extension. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticlePPP Update: AGC Lawsuit Hammers Away At The SBA, Alleging Violations Of Borrowers' Constitutional RightsThe Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., the U.S. construction industry's largest trade association, has taken dead aim at the controversial Paycheck Protection Program loan necessity questionnaire.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorStites & Harbison PLLC
VideoABI Chapter 11 Reform Report Part I: Ten Early-Case ChangesOn December 8, the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Chapter 11 Reform Commission released its report, which was the product of a three-year comprehensive study of issues and trends in Chapter 11 as well as recommendations on how to best modernize the statute. United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleLis Pendens Saves Equitable MortgageThe appeal challenged the validity and priority of the respective liens.United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringStites & Harbison PLLC
Article"The World Will Not End In Fire, Or Ice, But In A Bankruptcy Court" – Wellness International Network, Ltd. v. SharifRegardless of the procedural mechanisms proscribed by the Courts, the ruling in Wellness does much to simplify the lives of litigants and practitioners who have been in a jurisdictional morass since the release of Stern in 2011.United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleAbercrombie And Affliction In An "American Fight"Abercrombie & Fitch Co. recently filed suit against Affliction Holdings over its use of "AF" on its "American Fighter" brand of clothing.United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleArguing Before The Trademark Trial And Appeal BoardToday I argued before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB").United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
VideoBCS v. USPTO: COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF MatchupWhile the sports analysts can’t stop speculating over who will be in the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship, the BCS is squaring off against the UPSTO over registration of "COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF". United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
VideoBonnaroo Expands Its Brand Beyond Music (Video Content)This week, I am turning my attention to another middle Tennessee festival that starts today: Bonnaroo.United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleBuilding Brands – LÄRABARThe weekly podcast is all about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements they builtUnited StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
VideoCMA Fest Elevates Country Music Stars And Their BrandsThis week, Nashville plays host to the CMA Music Festival (aka "CMA Fest" or "Fan Fair"). For the uninitiated, the CMA Music Festival is an epic 4-day country music event featuring all of the biggest names in country music.United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleCoach + Kate Spade = Quirky, Preppy, Playfully Sophisticated GrippablesCoach, the maker of luxury handbags and various other grippable accessories, announced that it will buy Kate Spade, a competitor in the luxury handbag arena.United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
VideoComic-Con v. Comic Con: The Age Of Trademark InfringementNerdom reigns supreme. Want proof? Comic-Con. A place where grown men and women routinely dress up as their favorite fictional characters.United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleDesign Patents And Trade DressThere are several different kinds of intellectual property protection (e.g., trademarks, patents, and copyrights). United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleDon't Marvell Just Yet About Federal Circuit Patent Damages RulingReuters' reported today that "Marvell Technology wins cut in $1.54 billion Carnegie Mellon patent award." I read the Federal Circuit's opinion, and I'm not so sure it's time for Marvell to celebrate just yet.United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC