by Kelly Kubasta | Jul 9, 2020 | News
Supreme Court Rules on Trademark of Generic Terms as Domain Names Does the addition by an online business of a generic top-level domain (“.com”) to an otherwise generic term create a protectable trademark, notwithstanding the Lanham Act’s prohibition on generic terms...
by J. W. Beverly and Mark Zeidman | Jun 16, 2020 | News
Supreme Court Rules that Title VII Protects LGBT Employees from Discrimination The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal law prohibiting employment discrimination based on sex applies to LBGT employees. In Bostock v. Clayton County, the Court looked to the plain...
by J. W. Beverly | Jun 12, 2020 | News
2020 Texas Supreme Court – When Email Communications Are Enough to Establish an Enforceable Contract Given the prevalence of electronic communications during commercial transactions, questions about contract formation are bound to arise. In two cases decided in 2020,...
by Mark Zeidman | Jun 8, 2020 | COVID-19 Resources, News
Update to SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program On May 28th, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020, was passed by the House of Representatives. On June 3rd, the Senate passed the bill, and it now goes to President Trump for his signature. If President...
by Mark Zeidman, Traci Clements and Patricia Wachsmann | May 22, 2020 | COVID-19 Resources, News
PPP Loan Forgiveness Overview [READ UPDATE HERE] The Small Business Administration (SBA) released the form of application allowing borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program Loan (PPP) to apply for loan forgiveness. The application includes instructions and formulas...
by Richard Spencer | May 21, 2020 | COVID-19 Resources, News
Health issues have adversely affected the current economic environment. The lack of transactions and customers have created revenue shortfalls across the board. Without revenue, businesses are unable to service their debts. Businesspersons are accustomed to dealing...
