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Matal v Tam: Supreme Court decision affects trademarks that might potentially be disparaging.
In Matal v. Tam, Simon Tam, a member of the Asian rock band The Slants had applied to register the service mark "The SLANTS" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board rejected the application to register the mark as...
Attorney Salomon Hazday – Top Atlanta Software Licensing Attorney
The Chapar Firm is proud to announce that Attorney Salomon Hazday, Jr. has become counsel to the firm. Attorney Hazday is an accomplished business attorney with over 20 years’ work experience. He focuses on complex transactions involving technology and intellectual...
Retail Websites as Public Accommodations
The Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA") was passed into law in 1990. Among its many other provisions, the ADA required places of "public accommodation" such as retail shops and restaurants, to implement methods to accommodate the disabled. Hence we see ramps,...
Attorney Chapar Quoted by Atlanta Journal in FLSA Case
The Chapar Firm represents a variety of clients, including accomplished people in the entertainment industry. The Firm's long-time client Clifford Harris, also known as TI, is being represented by the Firm in federal court against claims by employees of a business in...
Leave as an Accomodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act – New Guidance by the EEOC
Employers often believe that their obligations to afford leave to employees with physical conditions is governed exclusively by the Family Medical Leave Act. As such, when leave under that Act is expended, and the employee unable to return to work, employers believe...
The National Labor Relations Board Scrutinizes Employee Handbooks
Employees need to take care to ensure that Employee Handbooks do not contain restrictions that can be deemed as restricting workers rights under labor law. NLRB Issues Guidance Regarding Lawful Employee Handbook Policies Employers might know (or if they do not,...
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