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Descriptive and Surname Trademarks Can Earn Protection Over Time

Words that describe a product or service being offered can eventually be a protectable trademark for those items although, initially, descriptive terms are not protectable as trademarks.

Maryland Legal Alert - March 2021

IN THIS ISSUE:CONSTRUCTION LENDER NOT LIABLE FOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR’S FAILURE TO PAY SUBCONTRACTOR

Mergers & Acquisitions

Our clients include operating companies as well as strategic or financial buyers, private equity groups, management buyout groups and others varying in sizes and strategies.

Adhere to CAN-SPAM for Email Newsletters and Promotions

Sending commercial newsletters and advertisements by email — what some may consider as “spam” — is not prohibited, but it is regulated.

What Businesses Need to Know About Maryland’s RELIEF Act

On February 15, 2021, Governor Lawrence Hogan, Jr.

Creditor’s Compliance with Military Lending Act Challenged

In January 2021, a federal court in Virginia heard arguments in a case involving t

Economic Aid Act: The Relaunch of the Paycheck Protection Program

On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (Economic Aid Act), which reauthorizes lending by the U.S.

Using ‘Super Bowl’ Might Not Be an Infringement, But Will Be a Fight

It is not necessarily trademark infringement to use the term “Super Bowl” in your advertising, even if you are not an official sponsor of the NFL. It is, however, a significant risk.

Maryland Legal Alert - February 2021

IN THIS ISSUE:A SURVEY OF CFPB UDAAP ACTIONSRESIDENTIAL FORECLOSURE RESTRICTIONS EXTENDED

Small Business Administration Set to Launch Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is preparing to administer the Shuttered Venue Operators (SVO) Grant program.

Relating to Real Estate - January 2021

IN THIS ISSUE:COMMERCIAL LANDLORD HAS RIGHT TO SELF-HELP

New Caves Valley Development Plan Differs Significantly from Rejected Plan

In 2627 LLC v. Valley’s Planning Council, Inc., No. 1838, Sept. Term, 2017, 2020 WL 4673887 (Md. Ct.

Bankrupt Chuck E. Cheese Cannot Extend Rent Abatement

While the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the ability of many retail and entertainment businesses to operate and pay their expenses, the pandemic’s effect on the children’s indoor arcade and

PSC Solar Project Approval Was Not Based on Proper Standard

In Frederick County, Maryland v. LeGore Bridge Solar Center, LLC, No. 1249, Sept.

Maryland and U.S. Extend Stays on Residential Foreclosures and Certain Evictions

By executive order dated December 17, 2020 (December Order), Mary

Commercial Landlord Has Right to Self-Help

In Donegal Associates, LLC v. Christie-Scott, LLC, 248 Md. App.

Divide a Trademark Application That Faces Partial Trouble

When a trademark application encounters trouble due to issues with some of the applied-for goods and services, the owner can move the clean items into a new application that can progress toward reg

Don’t Get Penalized for Misusing Sports Teams’ Logos and Players’ Likenesses

Your football team is in the playoffs for the third consecutive year and peaking at just the right time (Go Ravens!).

New Appropriations Law Provides Limited FSA Relief

President Joseph Biden, Jr. signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act) late last month.

Stay on Residential Foreclosures and Prohibition on Evictions Extended

By executive order dated December 17, 2020, (December Order)

Maryland Legal Alert - January 2021

IN THIS ISSUE:CFPB ISSUES SECOND PART OF FINAL DEBT COLLECTION RULECFPB ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR EARNED WAGE ACCESS PROGRAMS

A Copy of Dr. Seuss Was Not a Copyright Fair Use

Putting portions of someone else’s material in your own creative work, even in jest, is not always an allowable Fair Use and may infringe their copyright.

Federal Protections in Place for Stimulus Payments

We previously reported in our May 2020 Maryland Legal Alert that Governor Lawrence Hogan, Jr.