The law firm of Merchant & Gould announced today that Wendy M. Ward, a partner in its Madison, Wis. office, successfully argued an excessive force case before the United States Supreme Court in April on behalf of pro bono client Michael Kingsley. In its June 22 decision concerning the case of Kingsley v. Hendrickson, the […]
June 23, 2015By Allen Hinderaker & Ian McFarland of Merchant & Gould P.C. Introduction Demonstrative evidence is a singularly important tool to persuasion. Visual communication is more effective than verbal, as measured by the fact we remember significantly more of what we see as compared to what we hear. The power of demonstrative evidence to […]
March 2015In Couture v. Playdom Inc.,[1] the Federal Circuit confirmed that services under a service mark must have actually been provided as of the filing date of a § 1(a) application. Advertisement that the applicant was ready, willing and able to provide the services is insufficient to support a use based application. In the precedential […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Allen W. Hinderaker of Merchant & Gould. Allen has joined IR as our exclusive Trademark & Copyright & Patents Member in US – Minnesota. As a trial lawyer with a long track record of successful outcomes, Allen’s goal is not just to […]