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Trademark Registration Has Its Privileges

Trademark rights exist without federal registration by using a mark in connection with your goods and services.

Maryland and OSHA Address Workplace Heat Exposure

In recent years, including the summer of 2024, Maryland experienced record-setting heat. Rising and sustained heat increases the vulnerability of workers to heat-related illnesses and injury.

Maryland Pay Transparency: The Maryland Department of Labor Issues Guidance and a Disclosure Template, Offering Some Clarification

On October 1, 2024, amendments to the Maryland Equal Pay for Equal Work Law (“the Equal Pay Law”) became effective as part of a continuing push to close the gender pay gap in Maryland.

Corporate Transparency Act Injunction: What You Need to Know

Update: As of December 23, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back in effect. Companies must now file their beneficial ownership information with FinCEN.

Koromah, Jacqueline "Jackie" Mitchell

Jacqueline "Jackie" is an Associate with the firm's Family Law practice group.

CFPB Supervision of Payment App and Digital Wallet Providers

CFPB Supervision of Payment App and Digital Wallet Providers

FDIC Extends Comment Period for Fintech Partnership Record-Keeping Rules

As we reported in our October 2024 Maryland Legal Alert, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (

Maryland Legal Alert - December 2024

In This Issue FDIC Extends Comment Period for Fintech Partnership Record-Keeping Rules 

Keep Trade Secrets Secret

The best and only way to protect trade secrets is to keep them secret.

Harried, Morgan Thomas

Morgan is Counsel in our Employment practice group.

Louis Middleton

Louis is a devotee of all things retro and 1950s. He also gravitates towards epic landscapes and portraiture, or a combination of the two, in his art.

Shane Hargest

Shane is from Perry Hall, MD, and has been expressing himself artistically for more than 20 years after an art teacher told him he’d be “well off painting, gave him a canvas and told him to have fu

Patrick Dwyre

A recent transplant from Southern California, Patrick joined Make Studio in 2023 and quickly demonstrated how he had honed his art practice during his prior tenure with Tierra del Sol in Sunland, C

Bekman, Jodie E.

Jodie is an attorney in our Financial Services practice group.She has extensive experience in commercial litigation, business litigation, real estate litigation and bankruptcy law.

Don't be Scared of Ghosts When Evaluating Trademark Availability

Don’t be scared of ghosts when evaluating availability of a trademark.  Look closely at the activities of a registrant that seems to be blocking your mark.

CFPB Faults Financial Institution for Rushed Core Conversion

On October 31, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into a consent order wi

CFPB Issues Final “Open Banking” Rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an "open banking" rule under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Maryland Legal Alert - November 2024

In This Issue CFPB ISSUES FINAL "OPEN BANKING" RULE CFPB FAULTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FOR RUSHED CORE CONVERSION

Gordon Feinblatt LLC Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 2025

Baltimore, Maryland — The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that it has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers®.

There's No Trick: Costumes Are a Treat That Do Not Infringe

Generally, a costume is not infringing on the rights of any third party.

Get Consent of Passersby Before Using Their Images in Advertisements

When using videos or pictures in your advertisement or online posting, there is some risk in including images of passersby, unless you have some form of consent, even if you are filming an event or