For the past five years in the United Kingdom, chocolatiers Nestlé and their rival Cadbury have been locked in a legal battle stemming from Nestlé’s attempt to trademark the shape of the four-fingered Kit Kat chocolate bar.1 On July 8, 2010, Nestlé applied to register a trademark for the four-fingered shape of chocolate without the…
Author: Kele Bigknife
EMV Credit Card Chips and the Shift in Fraud Liability
Take a look in your wallet and find your credit card. Chances are that you are one of the millions of Americans that received a “new” EMV-chip-enabled credit card.1 EMV, which stands for “Europay, MasterCard, and Visa” after the original three developers of the technology, is not a new feature, however.2 European consumers and retailers…
Consumers are NOT “Amused” by Chicago’s New 9% Streaming Tax
Residents of Chicago may be familiar with the city’s “Amusement Tax,” which levies a 9% tax on admission fees or other charges for the “privilege to enter, to witness, to view or to participate in an amusement.”1 An amusement is broadly defined as including “any exhibition, performance, presentation or show for entertainment purposes,” or “any…