Do you infringe your tattoo artist’s copyrights by removing, modifying, or even publically displaying your tattoo? The answer is actually far from clear. Putting aside the question of whether a particular tattoo design is “original” enough to be afforded copyright protection – an issue in every copyright infringement action – the overarching question is whether
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Is Your Trademark License Assignable in Bankruptcy?
By Jordan A. Fisch & Wylie D. Van Ness on
Posted in Trademarks
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently addressed in In re XMH Corp., 647 F. 3d 690 (7th Cir. 2011), whether or not trademark licenses are assignable in bankruptcy proceedings. In its ruling, the Court held that a trademark license may not be assigned by a licensee in a bankruptcy proceeding unless there is…