Webcast Dives into Franchise Law Requirements Published: April 28, 2021
Suzanna M. M. Morales Powley & Gibson, P.C. New York, New York, USA INTA Bulletins North America Subcommittee
Canadian and U.S. practitioners presented recently at an INTA webcast on franchise law requirements, including disclosure and the risk for trademark licensors of inadvertently creating a noncomplying franchise relationship with licensees.
The April 14 webcast, “Franchise Laws and Your Trademark Practice: What Every Trademark Attorney Needs to Know,” guides trademark attorneys and other brand professionals through state/provincial franchising laws and trademark laws in the United States and Cana
Did you know that a trademark license could also be a franchise governed by franchise laws? This program will guide trademark attorneys and other brand professionals through state and provincial franchising laws and trademark laws in the United States and Canada, and discuss franchise agreements and other franchise documents, along with franchise legal and business considerations related to the practice of trademark attorneys and how those considerations impact a client’s brand decisions.
Marc Lieberstein, Moderator and Speaker
Kilpatrick Townsend LLP (USA)
Marc is the co-chair of the Franchise Group and Retail & Consumer Goods Industry Team at Kilpatrick Townsend LLP. His practice focuses on intellectual property licensing and franchising in the retail/consumer goods and services areas, fashion/apparel and accessories, food and beverage, and commercial/industrial design, including the drafting, negotiation, and enforcement of license and franchise documents and agreements, as