by Kelly Malloy | Aug 22, 2024 | Associate, Blog, Uncategorized
This is an update to a blog post dated April 24, 2024. On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a final Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”) banning most non-competition agreements, often referred to as “non-competes.” The sweeping...
by Kelly Malloy | Apr 24, 2024 | Associate, Blog, Franchise, Uncategorized
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a final Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”) banning non-competition agreements, often referred to as “non-competes.” The sweeping regulation will nullify and prohibit almost all non-competes for...
by Kelly Malloy | Apr 2, 2024 | Associate, Blog, Trademark, Uncategorized
Franchise operators with California locations should take note that Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1228, state legislation known as the “FAST Act,” went into effect as of April 1, 2024. The FAST Act mandates a minimum wage increase to $20 per hour for so-called “national fast...
by Kelly Malloy | Dec 4, 2023 | Blog, Franchise, Uncategorized
National franchisors should take note that Washington State released Franchise Act Interpretive Statement No. 9 (the “Statement”) discussing the disclosure of fees to prospective franchisees in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) prior to the inception of the...
by Victor Bruzos | Sep 15, 2023 | Analyst, Blog, Uncategorized
OpenAI, the organization behind the ChatGPT platform, finds itself amidst a series of lawsuits centered on allegations of copyright infringement. For context, ChatGPT operates as a free-to-use generative AI model trained on vast amounts of text data from the internet....
by Jonathan Woodard | Aug 29, 2023 | Blog, Senior Associate, Uncategorized
The 11th Circuit recently addressed the issue of whether a trademark licensee [D.H. Pace Company, Inc. (“Pace”)] could file suit against a third party [Overhead Garage Door (“OGD”)] for unfair competition under the Lanham Act, when the underlying licensing agreement...
