Recent Firm News

• M&A Relocates Its Offices In Birmingham, Michigan.

• Unilever subsidiary required to assign U.S. patent to M&A client.

• Court awards M&A client ownership of ADN Dental Network.

• Non-payment of franchise royalties results in "unauthorized" use of franchisor's trademark and violation of Lanham Act.

Legal News

• Sixth Circuit Rules that painting of Tiger Woods does not violate the Lanham Act

• Company must pay double damages in sales commissions case.

• Michigan Court of Appeals rules that General Contractor is not liable under Michigan's Sales Representatives Commissions Act

• Taubman injunction against non-commerical and "cybergriping" sites dissolved by Sixth Circuit.

• Avanti Moves Forward with Production, Despite Suit.

• Music Industry Targets Peer-to-Peer Abuse of Corporate Networks.

• Power generation system failure after warranty period gives purchaser breach of contract claim against seller, despite express limitation of warranty.

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