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It is a serious problem if your business is confused with another one. This is particularly true if that other business has problems that negatively reflect on yours instead. For example, if your business is named “Ice Cream Palace” and someone else has “Ice Crème...
Business Litigation
Understanding the different stages of business litigation
If you are a business owner, you will frequently deal with business transactions that you depend on in order to be successful. Dealing with all people in a business context is a transaction, whether it’s a construction worker in your office building or a paid...
Court: New York execs likely breached their fiduciary duties
New York corporate officers are supposed to act in the best interests of the corporation they lead. They have a fiduciary duty to their corporation and the corporation's shareholders. If a court finds that a corporate officer is not acting their corporation's best...
Grenade Beverage infringes Grumpy Cat trademark, loses
What started as a business-to-business contract in 2013, ended as an intellectual property infringement case filed in 2015 and settled finally in 2018. The owner of Grumpy Cat brand joined forces with a coffee maker called Grenade Beverage for a limited product...
We can handle New York business disputes
Many New York businesses invest a lot in their brands, their trademarks and their distinctive packaging and appearance. What if somebody else attempted to usurp their protected intellectual property for purposes of unfair competition? Many would find this to be...
Three legal reasons to register a copyright
When someone creates an original work, they more than likely do not wish to see another party profit from it. While this expectation alone is a logical reason to register a copyright, protecting one's work can come with additional legal benefits. Along with peace of...
The Lanham Act could help businesses combat unfair competition
Advertising is an ever-present thing in Manhattan. Everyone knows that ads almost always put their subjects in the best light possible. Still, it seems unfair when an advertisement makes false claims about either its own product or a competitor's product. Is there...
We provide legal guidance for shareholder disputes and more
New York business owners know that it just isn't always possible to see eye-to-eye with everyone all the time. Whether it's customers, vendors or even partners, people often have different ways of seeing things. And there are other parties that corporations sometimes...
Theme park owner faces shareholder dispute, class-action suit
Business litigation can take many forms, including disputes with customers, suppliers and subcontractors. But for Manhattan corporations, there are other parties who may initiate business litigation, namely shareholders. A shareholder dispute is a common source of...
What is fraud and how is it proven in court?
New York business people know that not everyone out there is completely honest all the time. Dishonesty on the part of others can be costly for businesses. What options does a business person have in dealing with these costs? Depending on the circumstances, a fraud...
