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U.S. Supreme Court adopts rule protecting a trademark licensee’s ability to use a trademark after a bankrupt licensor’s rejection of the license

This past May, in a highly-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court held in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC that a debtor’s rejection of an executory contract under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code has the same effect as a breach of contract outside of bankruptcy.

USA, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Trademarks, Mintz, Debtor, Supreme Court of the United States
Debtor in possession financing – what is it, who needs it and how did it jump the queue?

Debtor in Possession (“DIP”) financing is essentially new bridge financing that is provided to a corporation as it undergoes insolvency proceedings. The term exists because the corporation maintains possession of its assets during this process as opposed to having a bankruptcy trustee take possession. The concept derived from the United States of America where DIP financing is expressly provided for under c.11 of the Bankruptcy Code and allows a bankrupt corporation to incur new debt for the purposes of carrying on business operations.

Canada, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Miller Thomson LLP, Bankruptcy, Debtor, Debt, Tax deduction, Cashflow, Debtor in possession, Bridge loan, Canada Revenue Agency, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act 1985 (Canada)