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In Mission Product Ruling, Supreme Court Clarifies Longstanding Circuit Split on Effects of Bankruptcy on Trademark Licenses

May 20, 2019

As predicted, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a debtor’s rejection of a license agreement in bankruptcy proceedings does not mean the licensee no longer retains rights to the…

Mission Product Oral Argument Promises Certainty on Long Unresolved Question

February 25, 2019

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Bankruptcy, Business, Litigation, Patent, Trademark

Mission Product Holdings v. Tempnology was argued last week at the Supreme Court and seeks to solve a circuit split regarding the effects of bankruptcy proceedings on trademark licenses. The…

Mission Product: SCOTUS Appears Skeptical That Bankrupt Licensor’s Rejection of Trademark License Means Licensee Can’t Use the Mark

February 21, 2019

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Bankruptcy, Litigation, Patent, Trademark

On Wednesday, February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, where the Court was asked to address one of the most…

The City of Detroit Declares Bankruptcy

August 14, 2013

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Bankruptcy, Blog

On Thursday, July 18, 2013 the City of Detroit filed a rare petition seeking bankruptcy protection and the adjustment of debts under Chapter 9 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. …