The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has ruled that a Japanese bakery chain could register “Donq” as a trademark, ruling the name was not confusingly similar to a rum brand called Don Q. Kabushiki Kaisha Donq, which runs a chain of Donq bakeries in Japan, applied in 2011 to register the mark in Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Ex-Katten Atty Conviction A Cautionary BigLaw Tale,” which appeared in Law360
Gov’t Contracts Policy to Watch in 2018
Between regulatory streamlining and a “Buy American” focus from the administration perhaps finally coming to fruition, to newly sharpened focuses on national security issues and improving federal information technology, federal contractors have a broad range of policy issues to look out for in Continue Reading
New Jersey Regulation and Legislation to Watch in 2018
An income tax increase for millionaires, a minimum-wage hike and an effort to legalize recreational marijuana will likely be atop New Jersey officials' agenda in 2018 as Democrat Phil Murphy shakes up the state's political scene with his ascension to the governor's office in mid-January. Craig M. Continue Reading
Key New Jersey Cases to Watch in 2018
McCarter partners Edward Fanning and David Kott represent amici curiae the Health Care Institute of New Jersey, the New Jersey Business and Industry Association and the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce with respect to In re: Accutane, which is currently before the New Jersey Supreme Court. Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Key New Jersey Cases to Watch in 2018,” which appeared in Law360
Top Gov’t Contracts Policy Developments of 2017
2017 introduced several major policy changes that will affect federal contractors’ operations for years to come, from the implementation of a stringent new defense cybersecurity rule and the repeal of a deeply unpopular rule on labor violations to provisions of a sprawling Pentagon budget bill that Continue Reading
Greater Philadelphia’s Millennials to Watch
Throughout 2017, the Philadelphia Business Journal profiled Millennials to Watch in our region – people born in 1982 or later who are having an impact in their industries and the community. McCarter's Phil Amoa is featured. Click to read full article: “Greater Philadelphia's Millennials to Continue Reading
Nonprofits Are Tapping Outside Firms to Conduct Internal Probes
Two of New York City’s major cultural institutions have hired outside law firms to conduct internal investigations after sexual-harassment allegations were lodged against powerful figures at their organizations. For institutions such as the Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Ballet, hiring Continue Reading
The NJ Supreme Court Argument That Lawsuits Must Have Actual Injury
New Jersey businesses should not have to defend themselves against class action lawsuits where no one has been seriously harmed. That was the argument recently made before the NJ State Supreme Court by attorney David R. Kott of McCarter & English. Earlier this year, the court ruled that class Continue Reading