At issue in Mission Product Holding v. Tempnology, LLC, was whether a licensee whose license agreement was "rejected" by the bankrupt debtor licensor was permitted to continue using the trademark that was the subject of the license. The debtor/licensor wanted the licensee to cease ongoing usage of the mark and cited to the bankruptcy law's tool of rejection as the basis for doing so. However, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the proposition that the licensee had to cease usage.
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Supreme Court Issues Major Ruling on the Ongoing Viability of Trademark Licenses by Bankrupt Entities Posted on: May 20, 2019 In: Intellectual Property & Technology
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