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Dispute over the rights of soul band The Ebonys
By Ferraiuoli LLC
In a dispute over the rights to the name of the Philadelphia soul band The Ebonys, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on September 17, 2021, that a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceeding doesn't preclude related trademark infringement claims.The board's narrow jurisdiction over trademark registration issues prevents its decisions from barring broader infringement claims, U.S. Circuit Judge Michael Chagares wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel, according to Reuters.
The appeals court therefore decided to revive The Ebonys founder David Beasley's trademark infringement claims against former bandmate William Howard in New Jersey federal court despite Beasley's failed attempt to cancel Howard's federal "Ebonys" trademark at the TTAB.
Ferraiuoli LLC
Ferraiuoli LLC (FLLC) was founded in 2003 by the late Blas Ferraiuoli-Martínez, Eugenio Torres-Oyola and María Marchand-Sánchez. This group was then joined in 2004 by Fernando J. Rovira-Rullán, thus forming the founding core of FLLC. FLLC has grown exponentially since its founding from a law firm with three attorneys and a support staff of three to its current size of 54 attorneys with a support staff of 38. Also, FLLC has grown from initially being known as an intellectual property and corporate law boutique law firm to a multiservice law firm that handles most matters relevant to a business while continuing to earn praise for its leading intellectual property and corporate practices.
FLLC has been ranked as a leading law firm in Puerto Rico by the professional publication Chambers Latin America in intellectual property, corporate, bankruptcy, labor & employment, real estate, and tax law. Moreover, 17 FLLC partners have been ranked as leaders in their field by the same publication. 4 FLLC partners are ranked as leaders in Intellectual Property, no other firm has more than 2. This recognition in such a short period of time is a tribute to FLLC’s business model.
FLLC prides itself in doing its work faster and more cost-efficiently yet with the same quality as that of its main competitors. The founding name partners are available at all times to attend to client matters. Their work ethic sets the tone for the rest of the firm. FLLC’s founders’ goal has been steady from the outset: become one of the premier multiservice law firms in Puerto Rico.
