Law on disparaging trademarks to get Supreme Court review; SCOTUS might again overturn federal court on patent, trademark cases, says Jeremy Kapteyn, chairman of Rose Law Group Intellectual Property Law

By Adam Lipstak | The New York Times The Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to decide whether a federal law that denies protection to disparaging trademarks can survive First Amendment scrutiny. The case, concerning an Asian-American dance-rock band called the Slants, will probably also effectively resolve a separate one concerning the Washington Redskins football team. The trademark case was one …

10 neighborhoods, submarkets around greater Phoenix on the rise or rebounding; Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group Land Use/Zoning Attorney quoted by the Phoenix Business Journal

By Mike Sunnucks | Phoenix Business Journal We all know Arcadia, Roosevelt Row, Tempe’s Mill Avenue and Old Town Scottsdale have been hot spots for real estate from infill and apartments to offices and restaurants. Our panel of executives and industry experts at our Sept. 1 commercial real estate round table offered some expected and unexpected submarkets that could be …

Real estate industry sees benefits, changes from technology use; Jordan Rose, founder and president Rose Law Group, quoted by the Phoenix Business Journal

By Eric Jay Toll | Phoenix Business Journal Technology is shaping commercial real estate in two ways: The way professionals work and the way workplaces are changing. “Technology allows teams to work from anywhere, but that means that you don’t get vacations anymore,” said Catharine Teeters, regional director for sales management at CBRE. It’s not just the intrusion of business …

Thomas Galvin, Rose Law Group Land Use Attorney and candidate for Central Arizona Water Conservation District has his campaign in full swing!

Thomas Galvin, Rose Law Group land-use attorney, and his campaign volunteers have put up campaign signs all over Maricopa County! Thomas is a candidate for the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, campaigning for a County-wide seat. For further information check out: www.GalvinForArizona.com Follow Thomas Galvin at: Facebook:  Galvin for Arizona Instagram: @thomasgalvin Twitter:  @TGalvin4AZ   

Obama takes on zoning laws in bid to build more housing, spur growth; Jordan Rose founder, president, Rose Law Group and Land Use /Zoning Attorney, comments

By Lorraine Woellert | POLITICO The Obama administration Monday is calling on cities and counties to rethink their zoning laws, saying that antiquated rules on construction, housing and land use are contributing to high rents and income inequality, and dragging down the U.S. economy as a whole. City zoning battles usually are fought block by block, and the president’s involvement …

Free speech or criminal harassment? Arizona game maker sues; Logan Elia, Rose Law Group litigator who focuses on cyber law and cyber defamation, comments

By Kaila White | The Republic After asking for help and being turned away by the FBI and the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office, a video-game developer in Yuma has sued in federal court over what he calls relentless online harassment that has lasted more than 1 1/2 years. Brothers James and Robert Romine founded Digital Homicide Studios LCC in Arizona …

Marijuana businesses challenge real estate thinking; Rose Law Group Partner Ryan Hurley interviewed by ‘Business Journal’

By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal Steve White had a tough time opening his first medical marijuana dispensary. That was in Tempe in May 2013, three years after voters approved the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. “At the time, the program had just gotten started and landlords were skeptical and generally unwilling to rent to people,” said White, CEO of …

Jordan Rose, Founder and President of Rose Law Group quoted in Phoenix Business Journal article, Women are making inroads in commercial real estate, yet challenges remain in construction and development

By Mike Sunnucks | Phoenix Business Journal Deb Stark has been around Arizona real estate development since the 1980s. Throughout her career, now as a Phoenix City Councilwoman and former city and Maricopa County planning director, Stark saw development and real estate projects dominated by men. Now, Stark sees more women involved in projects as zoning attorneys and in other …