–Sharon Armstrong, Attorney

Most of us trademark and marketing types are used to extolling the virtues of a strong brand to our clients – “invest, protect, and build goodwill,” we tell them, “and you’ll be on the way to a valuable brand.” This philosophy used to hold true even when times were tough – K-mart,

There is certainly a lot of buzz in the news these days about “Stimulus Packages” and how they might be utilized around the globe to spur economic growth and permit us all to resume our active pursuit of prosperity. Let us not forget that a brand (and the underlying trademarks that provide for the legal