Letters of Protest Help Challenge Trademark Applications

If an adversary files a trademark application you believe should not be granted, or that harms your interest, consider filing a Letter of Protest with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).

New Acknowledgment Forms Became Effective on October 1, 2020

We wrote about remote notarization in the June 2020 issue of Relating to Real Estate.

Resident Must Pay Unauthorized HOA Assessments

Diane Steele stopped making payments to her homeowners association (HOA) because she claimed that several increases in annual assessments were not authorized by the two-thirds majority required by

No Actual Harm? No Federal RESPA Claim

In Baehr v. Creig Northrop Team, P.C., 953 F.3d 244 (4th Cir. 2020), cert.

Passive Trustee Does Not Have Liability for Lead Paint Poisoning

In Hector v. Bank of New York Mellon, 244 Md. App. 322 (2020), cert. granted, 468 Md.

157 Years of History Preclude Recovery of Relocation Expenses

When we wrote “Wireless One Misses by 157 Years” in the February 2019 issue of Relating to Real Estate about t

Court of Appeals to LLCs: Stay in Good Standing

The Court of Appeals dismissed the petition of certiorari that it had granted to 7222 Ambassador Road, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (7222), because 7222’s charter had been for

Hopeful Rubble Landfill Owner Loses its Fifth Appeal

In 1990, Maryland Reclamation Associates, Inc. (MRA) purchased a 62-acre parcel in Harford County, Maryland (the Property) for $732,500 to be used as a rubble landfill.

Alert to Plan Administrators: Be Aware of COVID-19 Extension of COBRA Election Period

This article was updated on October 9, 2020, with additional information on COBRA coverage. This article also appears in the Winter 2020 issue of  Topics.

Acquire Social Media Accounts and Other Digital Assets in Asset Transactions

In any transaction involving assets, take care to address intangible assets that are akin to, but not precisely, intellectual property.