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The Right Time to File Bankruptcy: Recognizing the Tipping Point

Dec 16, 2025 by Ruth_Auerbach

Filing for bankruptcy at the right time can save your company. Filing too late can destroy it. The timing of a bankruptcy is one of the most important decisions a business owner will make. Filing too early can generate unnecessary cost and disruption, while filing too late can erode asset value, increase creditor pressure, and […]

Bankruptcy & Restructuring

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Asset Acquisitions vs. Stock Purchases: The Strategic Decision That Shapes Your Deal

Nov 28, 2025 by Lonnie Finkel

This is the first blog in Finkel Law Group’s multi-part series on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) in California. In any merger or acquisition, one of the earliest and most important decisions is whether to structure the deal as an asset acquisition, a stock purchase, or a merger. This foundational choice shapes the entire transaction’s risk […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Using Trademarks as Collateral for Financing

Nov 11, 2025 by Lonnie Finkel

This blog is the twelfth installment in Finkel Law Group’s ongoing trademark law series. In earlier articles, we explored how to monetize trademarks through licensing and assignment. In this article, we examine a lesser-known but increasingly valuable strategy: Using your trademarks as collateral to secure financing. If your business owns one or more valuable trademarks, […]

Intellectual Property, Trademark Issues

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Effectively Buying, Selling and Assigning Trademarks

Oct 10, 2025 by Lonnie Finkel

This blog on Selling and Assigning Trademarks is the eleventh installment in Finkel Law Group’s trademark law series. In Blog 10, we examined how your company can license its trademarks to generate revenue while retaining ownership and control of your brand.  In this blog, we focus on a different monetization strategy – selling trademarks outright […]

Intellectual Property, Trademark Issues

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U.S. District Court for Northern District of California Enters Partial Summary Judgment Finding Using Copyrighted Material to Train AI Platforms is a Fair Use

Sep 18, 2025 by Lonnie Finkel

Within a one-week period in June 2025, two federal judges in the Northern District of California entered summary judgment rulings on the application of the fair use defense under the Federal Copyright Act in connection with generative AI platforms’ use of copyrighted materials owned by several authors of works who did not give the AI […]

Copyright, Intellectual Property, Litigation

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Recent Posts

  • The Right Time to File Bankruptcy: Recognizing the Tipping Point
  • Asset Acquisitions vs. Stock Purchases: The Strategic Decision That Shapes Your Deal
  • Using Trademarks as Collateral for Financing
  • Effectively Buying, Selling and Assigning Trademarks
  • U.S. District Court for Northern District of California Enters Partial Summary Judgment Finding Using Copyrighted Material to Train AI Platforms is a Fair Use
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Upholds Major Trade Secrets and Contract Damages Award in Lawsuit Stemming from Failed Merger Talks
  • Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal’s Decision Finds that Likelihood of Confusion in a Trademark Case Depends on Much More than Geography
  • Best Practices for Your Company to Protect and Preserve its Trademark’s Strength Through Proper Use

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