Obtaining international trademark protection via the Madrid Protocol
By Sirat K. Attapit
International and Immigration Law,
January 2004
The international registration of trademarks is governed by the "Madrid System." The Madrid System is made up of two relatively similar treaties, the Madrid Agreement ("Agreement") and the Madrid Protocol ("Protocol").
Expansion of section 23 of the Mechanics Lien Act
By Sirat K. Attapit
Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy,
May 2003
In an opinion issued by the appellate court of Illinois for the First District, the court determined that over time, the legislature and case law have expanded the scope of section 23 of the Mechanics Lien Act (the Act) to include hauling and excavating as lienable activities.
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