Flashpoint, Inc. runs a holiday advertising campaign:“The FlashPan is not a flash in the pan – it’s the perfect gift!”If Flashpoint were to run this same ad frequently over a number of years, would this be considered “best practices” for appropriately using the trademark, FlashPan?
Read DetailsIceman and Firestar have been competing with each other for many years. They both sell icemakers and microwaves throughout the United States. One day, the CEO of Iceman (Bobby Drake) and the CEO of Firestar (Angelica Jones) ran into each other at a seminar. Drake says to Angelica, hey, I have a piece of property that you can use for a new factory. Does your company, Firestar, want it? Angelica does due diligence, which reveals the value of the property. She doesn’t tell the other officers or board of directors about Bobby’s offer. Instead, she decides to buy the property herself, with the intent of later selling it to Firestart at a premium. This may be improper due to:
Read DetailsAssume there were documents that show that the engineers of Bright Lights, Big City acted reasonably, and diligently, in the design of the Christmas Lights product. To win against Naperville in a lawsuit alleging the product defect, Bright Lights, Big City only needs to produce this documentation that shows that their engineers were not at fault since these engineers used reasonable care.
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