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Judge Starr
President Trump appointed Judge Starr to the Northern District of Texas bench in 2019. Judge Star received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Abilene Christian University in 2001, and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in … Continue reading
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Lanham Act’s Prohibition On “Immoral or Scandalous” Trademarks
On June 24, 2019, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Iancu v. Brunetti (available here). The Supreme Court found that the Lanham Act’s ban on registering trademarks that are “immoral or scandalous” violated the First Amendment and, accordingly, struck … Continue reading
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Judge Hendrix
On July 31, 2019, the Senate confirmed James Wesley Hendrix as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas. Prior to his confirmation, Judge Hendrix served as the Appellate Division Chief of the United States Attorney’s Office … Continue reading
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Judge Ada Brown
On September 11, 2019, Ada Brown was confirmed by the Senate as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas. Prior to her confirmation, Judge Brown served on the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals. Before that, she … Continue reading
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Supreme Court Holds That Bankrupt Company Cannot Reject Trademark License Agreement So As To Preclude Licensee’s Use Of Trademark
On May 20, 2019, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC (decision available here). At issue was whether, when a bankruptcy trustee rejects a trademark-licensing executory contract under 11 U.S.C. § 365(a), the … Continue reading
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The DBA’s IP Section Is Having a 25th Anniversary Celebration
As you may have heard, the Dallas Bar Association’s IP Section turned 25 this year and they are hosting a celebration on the evening of October 1, 2019, at the Belo Mansion for all of those involved in IP in … Continue reading
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Judge Kacsmaryk
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is the newest Northern District of Texas judge. He was appointed in 2019 by President Trump. Judge Kacsmaryk holds a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Abilene Christian University (in 1999), and a Juris Doctor with … Continue reading
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Check Your Junk Mail
A lot of things in the practice of law are fixable. Miss responding to requests for production or interrogatories by a couple of days? Not good, but in the end, probably no big deal. But miss filing a notice of … Continue reading
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Client: “The Defendants Owe Me a Bunch of Money. Let’s File Suit and Freeze Their Assets” Attorney: “That’s Not the Way It Typically Works”
On April 12, 2019, the Fifth District Court of Appeals issued its decision in RWI Construction v. Comerica Bank (available here). The trial court granted Comerica Bank’s request for a temporary injunction enjoining defendants from dissipating certain funds that had … Continue reading
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Federal Circuit Upholds District Court’s Vacating Of Judgment In View Of Later Decision Invalidating Patent
On February 1, 2019, the Federal Circuit issued its decision (available here) in Prism Technologies v. Sprint Spectrum. The case raises the question of what happens where: (i) a plaintiff obtains a jury verdict/judgment that is affirmed on appeal at … Continue reading
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