Written by Geri Haight Our colleagues in the Bankruptcy Section published a client advisory on a recent decision that has important implications for the bankruptcy rights of trademark licensees (and licensees of other forms of intellectual property). In Sunbeam Products, Inc. v. Chicago American Mfg., LLC, the Seventh Circuit examined whether the rights of a trademark licensee… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Bankruptcy RSS FeedThe Future of the SAAB Trademarks: Trademarks in Bankruptcy
Posted in Bankruptcy, Trademark, Trademark LicensingWritten by Geri Haight and Susan Weller With the announcement today that the Swedish automaker Saab has filed for bankruptcy, we thought it timely to take a look at what happens to trademarks in the context of a bankruptcy proceeding. SAAB is the owner of nearly 100 U.S. trademark registrations (for SAAB, ECOPOWER, BIOHYBRID, 9-3, among others). Since trademarks are… Continue Reading
