Property, intangible

a blog about ownership of intellectual property rights and its licensing


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  • The Name Didn’t Stay With the Building

    Ownership of the trademark for a location-based business, like a restaurant, a theater, or a hotel, is always interesting. I don’t think there is any consistent outcome; it depends on the very specific facts of the given situation. Today’s installment is about a little bakery called The Long Grove Apple Haus. The original business owner, […] Continue reading

  • Another Restaurant Name Dispute

    Specimen One of the most common scenarios where trademark ownership disputes arise is between the owner of the building and the operator of the business in the building.  There was the newsworthy “Tavern on the Green” case, where the City of New York successfully retained ownership of the name for the landmark building in Central […] Continue reading