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What’s the first word that comes to mind when you hear the word “litigation?” Expensive? Inefficient? Unpredictable? Effective October 17, 2012, Michigan’s Public Act 333 (“Act”) was designed to respond to these common concerns. The Act r… Read More

Pokémon Go does not seem particularly dangerous – players catching cartoon characters via their smartphones. The geocaching game allows people to find and capture Pokémon characters at various, real-world locations. This augmented reality platfor… Read More

Trademark applications are on the rise, and it appears that trademark fees will soon be as well. More than 500,000 class filings were submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2015, and that number is expected to continue… Read More

In March of this year, a California state court ruled that a retailer that sells luggage both from a traditional store location as well as online violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by maintaining a website that was inaccessible to ind… Read More

In the aftermath of the recent shootings in Orlando, the public discourse over gun control and the Second Amendment to the Constitution has once again taken center stage. While politicians and pundits on both sides of the issue are quick to comment,… Read More

Michigan law generally allows a homeowner to claim an exemption from property taxes levied for local school operating expenses. The exemption applies only to a homeowner’s principal residence and is claimed through the filing of an affidavit with t… Read More

The move to EMV is in process in the United States. EMV is short for Europay, MasterCard, and Visa’s global standard for chip-equipped credit/debit cards, chip-enabled point-of-service (POS) terminals, and the technology used to authenticate transa… Read More

What do Coca-Cola Classic®, Big Mac® sauce, and KFC Original Recipe® chicken all have in common? Leaving aside obvious questions about nutritional value, the answer is that each product derives economic value from secret formulas that qualify as i… Read More