A FEW THOUGHTS ON NATTY GREENE’S TRADEMARK DISPUTE
By Bert Andia, Member/Manager, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC In the Greensboro area, there have been numerous news reports about the Notice of... Read More
USE OF DESIGN PATENTS IN THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY
Those in the furniture industry who invest in new designs are in a constant fight to protect those designs from others... Read More
CAN CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS BE REQUIRED TO REMOVE BRANDING FROM THEIR PACKAGING?
By Peter D. Isakoff, Associate Attorney, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC On November 21, 2011, the Australian Parliament passed the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act... Read More
Noncompetition Agreements: New Case Highlights Need for Legislative Solution
By Jon Wall, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently affirmed a long line of North Carolina cases... Read More
This Order Will Be Reversed on Appeal, but I’ll Enter It Anyway
By: Stephen Robertson, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC The common wisdom among trial lawyers is that judges will try their best to get... Read More
Business Court Dismisses LLC Member vs. Member Claims; Derivative Claim Against Managing Member Survives
By John Bloss, Member, Higgins Benjamin PLLC Trust your fellow LLC member at your peril, a new North Carolina Business Court opinion... Read More
Trade Secrets Misappropriation Claims Against Non-Employees Survive Motion to Dismiss
By: John Bloss, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLC The North Carolina Business Court continues to be a battleground for disputes involving alleged misappropriations... Read More
Lawsuit Challenging Mission Hospital’s Billing Practices for Uninsured Emergency Room Patients Allowed to Proceed
It may seem counterintuitive, but many non-profit hospitals around the country charge their uninsured patients substantially more–often several times as much–for emergency... Read More
Can You Protect Your Slogan?
By: Bert Andia, Member, Higgins Benjamin, PLLCYou’ve come up with a great new slogan that you want to print on t-shirts, sweatshirts,... Read More