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Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Sting, David Bowie, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, and now KISS. What do they all have in common? They have all sold their music catalogs in the past 10 years. Jackson and Springsteen reaped the biggest rewards at over $500M each. Catalog sales have become big business...

On April 4, Cindy Lehr retired from her role as chief staff attorney to the Minnesota Court of Appeals, a position she had held for more than 40 years. Cindy has been succeeded as chief by seasoned Staff Attorney Liz Keating. A few weeks into Liz’s tenure as chief staff attorney, she and Cindy sat...

Intellectual Property 101 / Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks…Oh My! Thomas Edison. Henry Ford. Steve Jobs. These three household names revolutionized modern society through the protections afforded to their intellectual property by U.S. patent laws. Traditionally a copyright attaches when the...

Appellate Practice And Procedure: Meet The New Court Of Appeals Judge - A Conversation With Judge Ede Governor Walz appointed Judge Ede to the Minnesota Court of Appeals in July. Prior to joining the appellate court, he served as a District Court Judge in Hennepin County. Judge Ede has had a...

"What happens to a band name when a band breaks up? In the case of The Guess Who, there was no agreement between the band members on use, so original bassist Jim Kale registered THE GUESS WHO as a trademark in the United States in 1986 without telling the other band members."

Appellate Practice: Celebrating 40 years at the Minnesota Court of Appeals Katie Barrett Wiik and co-panelist Jon Schmidt will discuss the rich history at the Minnesota Court of Appeals with the current Chief Judge and several former Chief Judges. - Jon Schmidt; Assistant Hennepin County Attorney –...

Minnesota Appellate Developments – 2022-2023 Midterm Update Katie Barrett Wiik, along with civil and criminal law attorneys from both sides of the caption, will discuss some of the important decisions from the 2022-2023 Term from the Minnesota Supreme Court and the Minnesota Court of Appeals, and...