KJK is pleased to announce that Associate Amanda Lauer has been named to the 2020 class of Cleveland Bridge Builders, a civic leadership development program of the Cleveland Leadership Center that brings together outstanding mid-career professionals from the...
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As Crowds Gather for the 2019 All-Star Game, Will “The Chief” Make an Appearance?
By Kyle Hutnick In January, 2019, the Cleveland Indians announced their epic decision to remove the Chief Wahoo logo from the team’s uniforms beginning in the 2019 season. But if you thought that was the end of “the Chief,” think again. It is well known that the Chief...
Brand Developments to Look for in 2020
By David Posteraro The Supreme Court this past week agreed to hear two trademark cases next term. In Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. v. Marcel Fashions Group, Inc., the Court will decide “whether, when a plaintiff asserts new claims, federal preclusion principles can bar...
A Few Words About the Stark Law for Physician Clients
In the latest edition of Health Law Today, KJK Healthcare Partner Kate Hickner breaks through the confusion, providing a few takeaways on the federal Stark Law.
Federal Trademark Law Is About to Get F-U-C-T
By: Kyle Hutnick and David Posteraro The US Supreme Court on Monday struck down a provision of the federal trademark statute that prohibited the registration of “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks for violating the First Amendment. The case is Iancu v. Brunetti and...
KJK Partner Kevin Lenhard Featured in Cleveland Jewish News Article: “Complexities lie in leaving assets to children”
By Becky Raspe, Cleveland Jewish News When one is preparing their estate plan, it’s common for some of those assets to pass to children. “Adults who receive assets outright from a bequest or inheritance generally have full control and enjoyment over the assets once...
The Lights Are on but Nobody’s Home: Fake Listings on Google Maps and Google Business Listings Can Bring Your Brand Down
By David Posteraro “Nothing succeeds like address.” - Fran Lebowitz “There is no there there.” - Gertrude Stein, “Everybody’s Autobiography” Building a brand, creating brand acceptance, and engendering brand loyalty takes time, talent, effort and expense. In an...
Your State Has Legalized Marijuana – Now What? Analyzing Marijuana in a Financial and Real Estate Context
By Amanda Lauer While the legalization of marijuana has become a hot topic in the news – in both a medicinal and recreational context – little attention has been given to how this legalization is impacted by both the financial and real estate industries. As the trend...
Even When You Use It, You Can Lose It: The Case of the Carpet
By David Posteraro "Camp is a vision of the world in terms of style – but a particular kind of style. It is the love of the exaggerated, the “off”, of things-being-what-they-are not." - Susan Sontag, Notes on ‘Camp’ In the United States, brand owners acquire common...
KJK Partner Robert S. Gilmore Appointed to Cleveland State University Foundation Board of Directors
KJK is pleased to announce the appointment of Partner Robert S. Gilmore to the Cleveland State University Foundation Board of Directors. The CSU Foundation is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that raises, receives and manages private gifts for the...