April 25, 2022
I am pleased to announce that the Michigan Business Law Journal has published my article, "Pleading and Proving a Trade Secret Case." I write in the article: A trade secret case requires careful pla...
read moreJuly 14, 2021
The Biden administration has ordered the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on the “unfair use of non-compete clauses and other clauses or agreements that may unfairly limit worker mobility.”...
read moreFebruary 18, 2021
Here's an interesting IP case for all you indoor cycling fanatics. Mad Dogg Athletics, a seller of stationary bikes and other products and training, registered the word SPINNING as a trademark for f...
read moreFebruary 13, 2021
You’d like to find a new job, but there’s a not-so-small hitch: You signed a non-compete agreement. It says you can’t work for another company in the same line of business in the same geographi...
read moreFebruary 08, 2021
Important changes to intellectual property law were enacted into law as part of a bipartisan spending and coronavirus relief bill as 2020 drew to a close. The legislation includes appropriations fo...
read moreJanuary 18, 2021
A nondisclosure agreement (NDA) is an important tool for business. An NDA is essentially a contract that prohibits one person from disclosing the confidential information of another or from using a...
read moreDecember 22, 2020
Businesses go to great lengths to attract and keep customers and clients. A good customer list will help a business understand who is buying and who is likely to buy again. This information is vita...
read moreDecember 11, 2020
Minority shareholders or members lack control over company affairs, which can put them in a delicate position when a dispute erupts. Fortunately, the law provides minority shareholders or members w...
read moreMaxwell Goss represents plaintiffs and defendants in all stages of federal and state court litigation and provides strategic advice on intellectual property and business law matters.