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JA Apparel v. Abboud

Cases involving family name disputes have historically presented challenges for courts, as they frequently require balancing competing interests of businesses and individuals. A particularly interesting permutation of such disputes involves well-known individuals who convey certain rights in their family name in a particular field to a third party and then later seek to re-enter the same field. A trio of recent decisions on this subject features the famous clothing designer, Joseph Abboud.

19 minute read March 29, 2010 at 02:49 PM
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Christopher P. Bussert
JA Apparel v. Abboud

Cases involving family name disputes have historically presented challenges for courts, as they frequently require balancing competing interests of businesses and individuals.

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