Our May 22 post reported on the Supreme Court’s May 20 decision in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC,[1] an 8-1 decision holding that the rejection of a trademark license in which the debtor is the licensor...more
7/10/2019
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Bankruptcy Code ,
Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debtors ,
Exclusions ,
Executory Contracts ,
IP License ,
Mission Product Holdings Inc v Tempnology LLC ,
Rescission ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 365 ,
Split of Authority ,
Trademark Licenses ,
Trademarks ,
Trustees
Our January 22, May 23, June 28, July 13, August 3, September 11 and October 29, 2018 and January 11, 2019 posts discussed the First Circuit’s January 12, 2018 decision in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC....more
5/23/2019
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Bankruptcy Code ,
Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debtors ,
Exclusions ,
Executory Contracts ,
IP License ,
Mission Product Holdings Inc v Tempnology LLC ,
Rescission ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 365 ,
Split of Authority ,
Trademark Licenses ,
Trademarks ,
Trustees
Although it may be difficult to define precisely what an “executory contract” is (with the Bankruptcy Code providing no definition), I think most bankruptcy lawyers feel how the late Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart...more
11/20/2018
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Bankrtupcy Confirmation Plans ,
Bankruptcy Code ,
Chapter 7 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debtors ,
Executory Contracts ,
IP License ,
License Agreements ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Trustees
Our June 28 post discussed the petition for certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the First Circuit’s January 12 decision in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC. We noted that the respondent’s...more
7/13/2018
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Bankruptcy Code ,
Chapter 7 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Debtors ,
Executory Contracts ,
INTA ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Licensees ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Section 365 ,
Split of Authority ,
Trademark Licenses ,
Trademarks