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A Trademark for Trump’s Private Part? The Gift that Goes on Giving

A Trademark for Trump’s Private Part? The Gift that Goes on Giving

By Michael A. Kahn / June 14, 2023 / Comments Off on A Trademark for Trump’s Private Part? The Gift that Goes on Giving

  Ready? How about a copyright claim over a farting doll named Pull My Finger Fred? Or a Supreme Court case over the trademark FUCT? Yes, to quote the reassurance that Cousin Eddie (Randy Quaid) offers to a disappointed Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation when Clark discovers that his Christmas bonus is…

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Artificial “Intelligence”? A Cautionary Tale Starring the ChatBot Associate from Hell

Artificial “Intelligence”? A Cautionary Tale Starring the ChatBot Associate from Hell

By Michael A. Kahn / June 2, 2023 / Comments Off on Artificial “Intelligence”? A Cautionary Tale Starring the ChatBot Associate from Hell

  As both a trial attorney and the author of novels, I have learned to heed the words of Mark Twain, who wrote: “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.”  We’ve all heard remarkable true stories about amazing coincidences (twins separated at birth and…

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LLCs Taxed as S Corporations: Welcome Relief for Inadvertent “S” Failures

LLCs Taxed as S Corporations: Welcome Relief for Inadvertent “S” Failures

By Laura E. Krebs Al-Shathir / June 1, 2023 / Comments Off on LLCs Taxed as S Corporations: Welcome Relief for Inadvertent “S” Failures

  A Disaster Waiting to Happen  Picture it: The year is 2003. You are an owner of a limited liability company that has elected to be taxed as an S corporation. When you formed your LLC, you worked with an attorney to draft the operating agreement, and your CPA filed the S election. You went…

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