Mission Accomplished … First Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Acknowledges Post-Rejection Rights of Licensee of Trademarks

The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) for the First Circuit recently upheld a licensee’s rights to use a debtor’s trademarks and logo after a rejection by the debtor of the underlying licensing and distribution agreement. Mission Product Holdings, Inc., v. Tempnology LLC (In re Tempnology LLC) 2016 WL 6832837 (Bankr. 1st Cir. 11/18/16).

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Trademarks, Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Authors:
Kimberly B. Herman
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USA
Firm:
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
A win for innovation: Supreme Court’s denial of review of Jaffe v. Samsung Electronics Co. preserves U.S. rights of licensees of Chapter 15 foreign debtors

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Patents, Sullivan & Worcester LLP, Debtor, Samsung
Authors:
Christopher T. McWhinney , Kimberly B. Herman , Patrick P. Dinardo , Amy A. Zuccarello
Location:
USA
Firm:
Sullivan & Worcester LLP