A district court in Georgia recently granted a Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by HOA Franchising, LLC’s, the franchisor of the Hooters restaurant chain (“Hooters”), against one of its
Continue Reading Georgia Court Finds Hooter’s Franchise Non-Compete Unreasonable in Geographic Scope
Buried deep in the roughly 5,500 pages of the most recent COVID relief legislation are two unexpected gifts for trademark owners. One of those gifts, the Trademark Modernization Act:
Continue Reading A COVID Bonus for Trademark Owners: Presumptive Injunctive Relief and Sweeping Away Old Marks
Yesterday, Washington federal judge Richard A Jones denied the International Franchise Association’s request for a preliminary injunction which would have stalled the implementation of Seattle’s wage hike to the $15-per-hour
Continue Reading Discriminatory Seattle Minimum Wage Survives First Challenge