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Suzanne G. Odom
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About Suzanne G. Odom Suzanne G. Odom is a principal in the Greenville, South Carolina office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She focuses her practice on ERISA plans, employee benefits, and executive compensation matters.Sue has worked extensively with all types of employer-sponsored retirement and welfare benefit plans, including pension, profit sharing, 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) plans, ESOPs, and health, accident, disability, Section 125, flexible spending, and other welfare plans. Her clients include large and small for-profit companies a...
About Suzanne G. Odom
Suzanne G. Odom is a principal in the Greenville, South Carolina office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She focuses her practice on ERISA plans, employee benefits, and executive compensation matters.Sue has worked extensively with all types of employer-sponsored retirement and welfare benefit plans, including pension, profit sharing, 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) plans, ESOPs, and health, accident, disability, Section 125, flexible spending, and other welfare plans. Her clients include large and small for-profit companies across all industry sectors, non-profit corporations, and governmental entities.As a result of Sue’s vast number of submissions and compliance matters, she has developed a close and professional… Read more
Side-Switching Trademark Attorney Can’t Duck Malpractice Suit
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An attorney who helped a company secure a trademark on Chalk Paint must face a malpractice lawsuit alleging he switched sides to challenge the same mark as generic. U.K.-based paint company Annie Sloan Interiors Ltd. can proceed with claims alleging attorney Timothy R.W. Kappel breached fiduciary duty and committed legal malpractice, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled. Kappel represented both Sloan and Sloan’s U.S. distributor Jolie Design & Decor LCC, before dropping Sloan and later r...
An attorney who helped a company secure a trademark on Chalk Paint must face a malpractice lawsuit alleging he switched sides to challenge the same mark as generic.
U.K.-based paint company Annie Sloan Interiors Ltd. can proceed with claims alleging attorney Timothy R.W. Kappel breached fiduciary duty and committed legal malpractice, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled.
Kappel represented both Sloan and Sloan’s U.S. distributor Jolie Design & Decor LCC, before dropping Sloan and later representing newly-created affiliate Jolie Home LLC in a pending challenge at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The June 14...
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Hire an Experienced Trademark Attorney to Avoid Trademark Office Rejections
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It is common to question whether hiring an attorney is necessary before filing a trademark application. After all, anyone can file a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”). You don’t need to be a licensed attorney or have any prior experience with trademarks to file an application. Is it worth investing in counsel on top of the costs to file an application? While it may not seem important to work with an attorney at the outset, hiring an experienced trademark attorney can be cruci...
It is common to question whether hiring an attorney is necessary before filing a trademark application. After all, anyone can file a trademark application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”). You don’t need to be a licensed attorney or have any prior experience with trademarks to file an application. Is it worth investing in counsel on top of the costs to file an application?
While it may not seem important to work with an attorney at the outset, hiring an experienced trademark attorney can be crucial during the trademark application and registration process. A trademark attorney can advise you about many important legal issues and navigate you through what can be a very confusing process of getting your mark registered. Bad or uninformed decisions in the trademark application process can lead to the USPTO rejecting your application, delaying the process of you getting a registered trademark by months or years. Potential issues with which an attorney can assist you include:
While it may seem like an unnecessary added expense at the outset, having an experienced trademark attorney can ultimately save you time and money in the future.
The good news is that Kronenberger Rosenfeld assists clients with both clearance searches and the prosecution of trademark applications. If you need help with trademark searches, analysis of potential infringement, or trademark applications, please reach out to us.
This entry was posted on Friday, May 01, 2020 and is filed under Resources & Self-Education, Internet Law News.
Contact a Colorado Trademark Litigation Attorney
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The Colorado law offices of Thomas P. Howard, LLC regularly handle all aspects of trademark litigation, registration and licensing at both the state and federal level. In order to swiftly locate the area of trademark law in which you are seeking information or assistance, just click on the highlighted words listed below related to your area of interest. If you don’t see the specific information that you’re looking for, just call us at (303) 665-9845:To discuss your matte...
The Colorado law offices of Thomas P. Howard, LLC regularly handle all aspects of trademark litigation, registration and licensing at both the state and federal level. In order to swiftly locate the area of trademark law in which you are seeking information or assistance, just click on the highlighted words listed below related to your area of interest. If you don’t see the specific information that you’re looking for, just call us at (303) 665-9845:
To discuss your matter with a Denver trademark attorney, please call (303) 665-9845 to schedule a complimentary consultation with a lawyer from our firm. You can also make your appointment with Thomas P. Howard, LLC by contacting us via e-mail.
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Start protecting your trademarks today! Our Trademark Attorneys can help you at each stage of your filing journey. We are always excited to help companies protect what sets them apart, and makes them who they are. Start Your Application We're a small company without a budget for IP or other legal fees, so it's been refreshing to work with them as we have never felt too small. They've worked within whatever budget we have been...
Start protecting your trademarks today! Our Trademark Attorneys can help you at each stage of your filing journey.
We are always excited to help companies protect what sets them apart, and makes them who they are.
We're a small company without a budget for IP or other legal fees, so it's been refreshing to work with them as we have never felt too small. They've worked within whatever budget we have been able to carve out to make sure our trademark and images are protected. They've been fast, efficient, and very responsive. It's good to know we're protected and have a great resource to turn to with any questions we have.