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Mar 2023
20m 20s

Why Gruyère Is Now Just Another Cheese

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Trademark law expert Willajeanne McLean, a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, discusses a federal appeals court ruling that the word gruyère is generic, and makers of gruyère cheese can use that label no matter where the cheese is produced.
Domenic Romano, founder and managing partner of Romano Law, and Daniel Braverman, employment law partner, discuss the lawsuit against Tiger Woods by his ex-girlfriend seeking 30 million dollars.
June Grasso hosts.

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