W. Drew Kastner, Stephenie Yeung, and Tim Hinton published an alert, “Trade Dress at a Glance: Protecting the Look and Feel of a Product.” When it comes to safeguarding their consumer reputation, most companies recognize the value in their brand names, logos, slogans, and their associated goodwill, and the importance […]

Lisa M. Brauner and Tim Hinton published an alert, “New York State May Be On the Verge of Banning Non-Compete Agreements in Some Form.” On June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly voted to pass a groundbreaking bill in New York (A1278B) (“NY Non-compete Bill”) that would ban nearly all […]

Karen Baillie and Taylor Horn published an alert, “NLRB General Counsel Believes Most Non-Compete Agreements are Unlawful and Encourages Regional Offices to Submit Relevant Cases that Qualify as Unlawful under Her Analysis.”    National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo recently issued a memorandum stating that most non-compete agreements violate the […]

Karen Baillie and Ernest Rajakone published an alert, “Colleges Advised to Address Proactively Website Accessibility.” On May 19, 2023, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education jointly released a Dear Colleague Letter reminding postsecondary institutions of […]