Amy Abeloff

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Serving the USPTO Director in Actions Involving Non-US Companies: A Little-Known Provision of the Lanham Act

There is a little-known provision of the Lanham Act (the US Trademark Act) that packs a potentially big punch. 15 USC § 1051(e) provides that if a non-U.S. entity registers for a trademark in the United States without...more

4/28/2023 / Corporate Counsel , Foreign Trademark , Intellectual Property Protection , Lanham Act , Trademark Application , Trademark Registration , Trademarks , USPTO

Ninth Circuit Confirms “No Re-Hire” Clauses Can Constitute Unlawful Restraints Of Trade In California

Back in 2015, we covered the divided holding of the Ninth Circuit in Golden v. California Emergency Physicians Medical Group, that a “no re-hire” provision in a settlement agreement could constitute a restraint of trade in...more

10/2/2018 / Corporate Counsel , No-Hire/No-Solicitation Agreements , Non-Compete Agreements , Popular , Remand , Restraint of Trade , Restrictive Covenants , Settlement Agreements , Trade Secrets

California Court Gives Two Thumbs Down and Voids Non-Compete in Actor’s Agreement

Seyfarth Synopsis: Limitation on an actor’s ability to work in certain films struck down as an unlawful restraint of trade. California, mecca of the film and media production industries in the U.S., is notorious for...more

4/21/2016 / Breach of Contract , Corporate Counsel , Film Industry , Lanham Act , License Agreements , Non-Compete Agreements , Restraint of Trade , Tortious Interference

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