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Which federal court lists Jefferson County
The Western District of Kentucky lists Jefferson County under its Louisville Division, and the court’s pages give 601 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202 for that division. That is the whole of what the court’s county list says about Jefferson County.
Trademarks and trade secrets under Kentucky law
Kentucky registers state trademarks and service marks through the Secretary of State, which keeps a Trademarks and Service Marks division in Frankfort. A mark has to be in use in Kentucky already. A registration is effective for five years from the registration date, and the owner can renew it for further five year terms by filing within six months before the term ends. It applies inside Kentucky alone. The Secretary of State states that registration does not create rights, since those come from actual use, but it gives notice across the state and may help in court.
Trade secrets are covered by the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, which Kentucky adopted as KRS 365.880 to 365.900. The Act applies to information such as a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process that gets independent economic value from not being generally known or readily ascertainable by proper means and is the subject of reasonable efforts to keep it secret. A misappropriation claim must be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or should have been discovered with reasonable diligence, and a continuing misappropriation counts as one claim.
Kentucky also handles business names and entities at the state office. LLCs, corporations and other entities are formed through the Secretary of State’s Business Filings division in Frankfort, where most filings can be made online and an annual report is due by June 30 each year. A business using a name other than its exact legal name files a certificate of assumed name. An entity files with the Secretary of State and then files a stamped copy with the county clerk where its registered agent is located, while an individual files with the county clerk of the county of the principal place of business. An entity that has no registered agent and no principal office in Kentucky files only with the Secretary of State. The assumed name lasts five years and can be renewed in the six months before it ends. The Secretary of State says trade names are not registered at the state level in Kentucky.
Employers and research that shape local disputes
The city’s own history page says the Bluegrass Commerce Park opened in June 1967 on a 627 acre tract inside Jeffersontown city limits. The park was called the Bluegrass Research and Industrial Park until it was renamed in 2009, according to the city’s page on the park. The old name mentions research, though the page gives no description of research activity there.
Lantech makes stretch wrapping and case handling packaging equipment. The company says it started in Jeffersontown after inventing the stretch wrapper in 1972. On May 24, 2023 it announced a ribbon cutting for its case handling equipment factory at 11100 Decimal Drive in Jeffersontown, with the ceremony set for June 6, 2023. Those are the company’s own statements as of that 2023 announcement.
A Kentucky state press release of August 26, 2021 says Bigelow Tea operated an 85,000 square foot production facility on Constant Comment Place in Jeffersontown and planned a new plant on nearby Blankenbaker Road with a 53 million dollar investment. That is a 2021 statement of a plan, and this page does not say whether the new plant was built.
Kentucky has a narrow statute on one kind of noncompete: KRS 216.724 says a health care services agency may not restrict the job opportunities of its temporary direct care staff, including by noncompete clauses. An attorney should confirm how this applies to an agreement you are asked to sign.
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What was the Bluegrass Commerce Park called before 2009?
The city’s own history page says the park was called the Bluegrass Research and Industrial Park until it was renamed in 2009. It opened in June 1967 on a 627 acre tract inside Jeffersontown city limits.
What did Lantech announce in May 2023?
Lantech, a maker of stretch wrapping and case handling packaging equipment, announced on May 24, 2023 a ribbon cutting for its case handling equipment factory at 11100 Decimal Drive in Jeffersontown, with the ceremony set for June 6, 2023. The company says it started in Jeffersontown after inventing the stretch wrapper in 1972.
What did the state say about Bigelow Tea in Jeffersontown?
A Kentucky state press release of August 26, 2021 says Bigelow Tea operated an 85,000 square foot production facility on Constant Comment Place in Jeffersontown and planned a new plant on nearby Blankenbaker Road with a 53 million dollar investment. That is a 2021 plan, and the release does not say the plant has been built.
Which federal court division is Jefferson County listed under?
The Western District of Kentucky lists Jefferson County under its Louisville Division, and its pages give 601 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202 for it.
How long does a Kentucky trademark registration last, and can it be renewed?
A registration is effective for five years from the registration date and can be renewed for further five year terms by filing within six months before the term ends. It applies inside Kentucky alone.
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