by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog
How can you stop a business competitor from infringing your trademark rights In a recently filed lawsuit, sports apparel maker Under Armour says that fishing apparel maker Salt Armour has violated its trademark rights. The similarity between the two names, says...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Feb 11, 2015 | Blog
How are new demographics changing real estate development Downtown Bethesda was once a modest community with a concrete company at one of its busiest intersections (that is now the site of Federal Realty’s Bethesda Row). Today, there are luxury retailers,...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Feb 10, 2015 | Blog
Can a government agency take away my tax refund Imagine expecting a tax refund only to find out that you won’t be receiving it due to payments that went to your parents when you were a child. That was the reality for approximately 400,000 taxpayers when...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog
What business opportunities are Maryland corporations exploring in other jurisdictions Maryland and Cuba once had such close ties that, in 1922, a Maryland Senator described the island as “a suburb of Baltimore.” Baltimore-based companies doing...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Feb 1, 2015 | Blog
What are the most common estate planning mistakes On January 1st, many people resolve, finally, to address their estate plans and what will become of their assets when they pass to the next generation. Experts agree that the worst plan of all is to do nothing....