Can an applicant with a fully equipped kitchen use outside professional food caterers to prepare and deliver the food ready to serve at catered functi...
Trade Dress Series, Part 5: Trade dress infringement
Part 1 of this series introduced trade dress in restaurants and Part 2 took a closer look at restaurant décor as trade dress. Part 3 explored how cou...
Restaurant Trade Dress Series, Part 4: How courts do NOT protect functional features
Part 1 of this series introduced trade dress in restaurants and Part 2 took a closer look at restaurant décor as trade dress. Part 3 explored how cou...
Restaurant Trade Dress Series, Part 3: How different courts evaluate trade dress infringement
Part 1 of this series introduced trade dress in restaurants and Part 2 took a closer look at restaurant décor as trade dress. Trade dress law is actu...
Restaurant Trade Dress Series, Part 2: Restaurant decor as trade dress
The best legal advice concerning business décor is be innovative to avoid copycat situations altogether. The court in the case of Rib Buddies, LLC v....
Restaurant Trade Dress Series, Part 1: How a restaurant can trademark its trade dress
A growing area of trademark law known as trade dress law can be used to protect the general image –the look and feel – of a restaurant. Trade ...
5 factors for defining your winery’s brand
One of my practice areas focuses on branding for wineries. A typical New York winery is operated as a labor of love and the owners rarely have industr...
Saving on legal costs
Attorneys often encounter situations where a potential client has a shoestring budget but needs legal assistance in a matter. The question then arises...
Negotiating an IP License to avoid future disputes
When negotiating a license agreement, it is important to specify the rights being acquired. This portion of the contract is called the grant clause, a...
Changing locations? What you should know about transferring and storing your liquor stock.
When you want to change locations of your bar, restaurant, liquor store or the like, you must request permission from the SLA through a Petition to Re...