Many businesses are founded and operated by equal co-owners. But what if there is a dispute about a significant business decision? How can it be handled when each of the owners has an equal ownership interest and vote in the business? And what happens to a business where there is a deadlock between the co-owners? Businesses with two owners who each have a 50% ownership interest must confront this issue head-on. This podcast discusses the problem that sometimes arises and how businesses can deal with it at the outset by including specific provisions in their operating agreements.

Generic trademarks are not protectable through Federal trademark registration.

But can a business convert the generic word in its website domain name to a non-generic trademark simply by adding ".com" to its trademark?

The U.S. Supreme Court will wrestle with this issue later this year in a case involving the hotel booking site, Booking.com.