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Waterbury — On April 1st, I was sworn in to the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont by Chief Judge Christina Reiss. It was an honor for me to be sponsored by my friend Dave Berman who is a partner at McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper & Burchard in Burlington. Dave and I started our law careers together as judicial clerks to the Justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court in the 2004-05 session. I’ve been admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts for ma

Waterbury — On March 1st, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Vermont health care law in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual. The law in question required all health insurers to provide de-identified health data to Vermont Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) to enable the GMCB to help manage the state’s health care system. Liberty Mutual objected to this requirement to turn over data arguing that it managed health plans for companies that self-insured under the federal Employee Retirement Income Securi

WHAT IS THE SUPPLEMENTAL TRADEMARK REGISTER? After seven months, you receive a letter from the USPTO examining attorney assigned to your Trademark application, informing you that, “Your mark has been accepted for the Supplemental Register.” Sounds promising, but what on earth does that mean? What is the Supplemental Register? The Lanham Act (the U.S. Trademark Act) provides for two Trademark Registers: the Principal Register and the Supplemental Register. The Princ

Protecting your business trademark should be top of your 2017 resolutions: If you’re wondering whether protecting your brand with a trademark is important, here are some key facts to consider. First, what exactly is a trademark/service mark? According to the USPTO “A trademark/service mark is generally a word phrase, symbol, or design or a combination thereof, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods/services of one party from that of another.” Key here is that a trademark pro