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UNDERSTANDING RETAIL COMMERCIAL LEASES FOR URGENT CARE PRACTICES

Written by Brittany Belli

When it’s time to pick the perfect location for an urgent care center, owners/operators can choose from several different locations. Strip malls or plazas are some of the more popular choices, as they provide high foot traffic through the area. However, retail commercial leases can differ from leases for traditional medical office buildings (MOBs). Retail commercial leases will generally shift responsibilities from the landlord to the tenant (you), so it’s important to understand what they entail, and what can be

What State Am I In?
Common Law Trademarks on the Internet
by Brian Berlandi
Berlandi Nussbaum & Reitzas LLP
April 28, 1998

Cite As: Brian Berlandi, What State Am I In? Common Law Trademarks on the Internet, 4 MICH.TELECOMM.TECH.L.REV. 105 (1998).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Use of a Common Law Mark
II. Proving Use of a Common Law Mark
III. The Natural Expansion Doctrine Exception
IV. The Lanham Act Exception
V. Conclusion
Preface – Scope of Essay

{1}This essay explores the interaction between common law trademarks and the Internet – a relationship that has yet

This Side of the Law: How to Think About Protecting Your Brand
By The Attorneys at BNR

HOW TO THINK ABOUT PROTECTING YOUR BRAND

Clients (and potential clients) often call me and state: “I want to trademark a new brand name I chose for my product/service/business.” In most instances, however, they have little idea what that means, or what it entails. For those budding entrepreneurs out there, let me give you a quick tutorial…..

First of all, trademark law is (like many things) a specialized field that few attorneys practice. If you work with

This Side of the Law: Can’t Get No Satisfaction
By The Attorneys at BNR

Of course, with interest rates as low as they are, we’re seeing quite a few people re-financing. That brings to mind an all-too-common predicament and how to avoid it. Here’s the typical scenario: A client is in contract to sell his house. The title report comes in and I call to discuss it. It shows three or four open mortgages. That is, mortgages that are liens filed against the property in the county clerk’s office. The client is

By: Joshua T. Reitzas
Partner – Berlandi Nussbaum & Retizas LLP

Thinking about signing a personal guarantee? Perhaps on behalf of a corporation because the company cannot afford to stand on its own without your assistance? Or on behalf of a family member whose credit is terrible? Or even a friend? Well, definitely think again.

Last week, I had the unique privilege of actually arguing in Court the exact opposite sides of the same underlying issue: whether a guarantor has the right to assert a defense on a personal guarantee. Two different clients, argued

By: Brian L. Berlandi
Partner – Berlandi Nussbaum & Retizas LLP

This Side of the Law: What is Your Home “Worth”?

We all know the saying….”Your home is only worth what a buyer will pay for it.” That is ever-so-true in today’s market, where buyers appear to have more leverage than sellers. Those of us who bought homes 5-6 years ago, before the real estate bubble popped, now find ourselves struggling just to sell the same home at a 20-30% discount off our original purchase price. Buyers are being picky and negotiating hard

Pawling Public Radio
This Side of the Law: Three Ways to Avoid Liability for Alcohol Served at Association-Sponsored Social Activities
Pawling Public Radio: BNR – Law Firm NYC | Hudson Valley

By Jay Nussbaum
Partner Berlandi Nussbaum & Reitzas LLP

Organizing social activities like pool parties, cookouts, and holiday parties is a big part of managing a community association. They bring members together and foster a sense of commu­nity. But association-sponsored social activities can be risky, too, if you serve alcohol.
If a member, employee, or guest drinks too much and gets into an accident, the

Pawling Public Radio: This Side of the Law: Intestacy – The Un-Planned Estate
By The Attorneys at BNR

A Reader asks: “My husband and I don’t have wills. A friend said if something happens to us everything will go to the state. Is that true?”This question is frequently asked and a symptom of a public perception as fraught with fear and misinformation as any in law. I hear the same phrases again and again: “the State comes in and takes over, … all your property goes to the State.” Now, everyone should

This Side of the Law (Listen to the Radio Broadcast)
Brian Berlandi
Partner – Berlandi Nussbaum & Retizas LLP

People have long and often said that the best thing about a small town is that “it’s a small town.” I have always found that to be the case with Pawling, where friends and acquaintances can be found on every street corner, at all times of the day, and where people truly care about their neighbors’ well-being. These are the biggest reasons why I was intent upon BNR maintaining an office in Pawling when

Amiable, hard-working Tractor Mac first rolled onto the children’s book scene in Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm back in 1999, where he pitched in to help Farmer Bill with his chores on Stony Meadow Farm. Originally self-published by author-illustrator Billy Steers and his wife and business partner, Julie Steers, that picture book spawned a number of sequels, all of which will be refreshed and rebranded by FSG. The program, which also includes all-new books, launches on May 5 with six paper-over-board 8 x 8 books; 12 additional titles are