• Posts Tagged ‘tax’

    A Blessing in Disguise

    by  • July 28, 2016 • trademark • 2 Comments

    Whole Foods lost a New York tax decision to the tune of $3.5 million, but in my opinion that’s a small price to pay to avoid a decision inconsistent with ownership of the WHOLE FOODS trademarks. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. (WFMG), a Delaware corporation, is the operating company that distributes and sells natural...

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    Having Documents Helps

    by  • October 15, 2014 • copyright, patent, trademark • 0 Comments

    I usually write about ownership issues in the context of infringement claims. But I ran across a tax case where management (or actually, lack of management) of the ownership of the intellectual property ended up creating a tax deficiency on 29.6 million dollars. In 1976 William and Patricia Cavallaro started a contract manufacturing company,...

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