Trademark law is becoming increasingly important as businesses seek to protect and enhance the value of the goodwill that has built up as a result of the business' products and services....
Large trademark holders go out of their way to prevent small entrepreneurs from using similar names. While trademark owners have an obligation to protect their marks, they may overreach in determining how much effort they have to put into protecting their marks when consumer confusion...
Madison, Wis. — The increased use of clinical technologies in healthcare does not absolve physicians and other healthcare workers of liability for care decisions, particularly when technology vendors include strong sales contract disclaimers....
Even before the intense scrutiny that started in September when Vioxx’s manufacturer removed the drug from the market due to safety concerns, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical industry faced a bumpy road....
Often development contracts work out perfectly well – but when they don't, going to court can be an expensive and time-consuming option....
Neurognostics, a home-grown Milwaukee medical device company, finished a funding round on Friday that was one of the first to take advantage of Wisconsin's new tax credits for investors, which can give back up to 25 percent of an investment....
Unlike the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy deadline two years ago, the security deadline that passed on Wednesday involves no up-front proof of compliance – and many companies may not yet be compliant....
In this week's column, two Michael Best partners take you on a whirlwind tour of the disclosure document that is typically circulated to investors by hopeful entrepreneurs....
From the earliest "idea-stage" start-ups to some of the largest of the Fortune 500, most companies, even publicly traded ones, raise equity capital through private placements....
Madison, Wis. — There may no yellow tape or chalk outlines of a body, but companies need to preserve evidence of computer crimes if they want remedies....