by W. John Eagan | Jan 6, 2023 | Associate, Blog, Uncategorized
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has proposed a new rule which would prevent employers from placing employees under non-compete restrictions. Introduced on January 5, 2023, the proposed rule defines a non-compete as “a contractual term between an employer and a...
by W. John Eagan | Oct 20, 2022 | Blog, Patent, Senior Associate
For more than a decade, the concept of a European patent with “unitary effect” has been negotiated, legislated, discussed, and anticipated. Regulators are now targeting a start date of April 1, 2023 to implement the rules and regulations governing the Unitary Patent...
by W. John Eagan | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog, Copyright
A number of artificial intelligence image generators have seen a rise in popularity lately due in part to the increasing availability of access to various platforms. Their ability to generate images from text prompts raises numerous possibilities and questions, not...
by W. John Eagan | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog, Trademark
One basic tenet of trademark law is that rights are territorial. One interesting example of this principal is the ongoing dispute between Bacardi and the government of Cuba pertaining to “HAVANA CLUB” rum. The Havana Club rum brand was nationalized by the Cuban...
by W. John Eagan | Feb 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
The fires of the long running trade dispute between Antigua and the U.S., previously blogged about here, were recently stoked by the January 21, 2013 Speech from the Throne. In it, Governor General Dame Louise Lake-Tack reiterated the intent to suspend TRIPS...
