Every good lawyer needs to know a little Latin. While copyright litigators rarely need to think about quare clausum fregit (trespass on another’s land) or qui peccat ebrius luat sobrius (“He who sins when drunk shall be punished when sober”), they do occasionally have to deal with the maxim de minimis non curat lex (“the…
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Trademark Dilution Webinar
Here is the recording of the February 6, 2013 webinar entitled “Trademark Dilution.” How do you protect famous marks from uses which tarnish or otherwise harm them? Trademark Dilution claims help to protect famous marks from other uses which tend to harm their uniqueness. In this webinar we will discuss the concept and some cases…
Narrow Definition of “Claim Accrual” Under the UCC
The Illinois Appellate Court recently followed the weight of foreign authority to narrowly define “claim accrual” under Section 9-404(a)(2) of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”). (810 ILCS 5/9-404(a)(2)). Specifically, the Court held a claim does not accrue until a cause of action has accrued. The case is: Puritan Finance Corp. v. Bechstein Construction Corp., 2012…