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Trademark Infringement Case Filed Over Beer Products
Bells Brewery, a Michigan company, that produces and sells premium craft beer, porter ale, stout and malt liquor, has sued a California company for trademark infringement, false designations of origin and unfair competition in connection with defendants beer sold under the COPPER...
Apple May Not Own Trademark To iPad Name In China
The iPad trademark may not be owned by Apple Inc. in China according to a decision issued by the Shenzhen Intermediate Peoples Court in early December. The decision, which Apple can appeal, is the latest round in a long standing battle between the computer giant and Proview Techn...
The Creativity Required For Copyright
How much creativity is required for a work to be entitled to copyright protection? That was the key question is Syrus v. Bennett, a case decided by the US Court Of Appeals for the 10th Circuit involving the NBAs Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team and the phrases Thunder Up, Go...
Real Estate Agents And Brokers Need Insurance Coverage
Real estate brokers, agents, buyers and sellers can be involved in a wide array of commercial and residential real estate disputes. Real estate disputes are often handled in arbitration but can also be the subject of litigation. The risk of being involved in a dispute is one reas...
Silicon Valley Events: Intel Global Challenge & Digital Music Networking
We highlight two events this week in our continuing coverage of high tech meetings and conferences in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco areas. First, the Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum presents Technology Entrepreneurship on the Global Stage: The 7th Annual Intel Global Challeng...
Use Of Credit Reports In Employment Decisions Restricted Under New California Law
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law AB 22. As we reported last week, AB 22 was among a slew of new bills impacting business that the Governor signed as the deadline for doing so approached. AB 22 restricts the ability of California employers to use credit rep...
New Form Of Corporate Entity Approved In California: Meet The Benefit Corporation
Governor Brown recently signed AB 361which authorizes the creation of a new form of corporate entity in California known as a benefit corporation. Previously general corporations and non-profit companies represented the two ends of the corporate spectrum, with general corporation...
California Extends Regulation To Exempt Certain Investment Advisors From Licensing Requirements
Investment advisors in California are required to have a certificate from the Department of Corporations, the State agency which issues licenses and regulates their activity in the State. However, investment advisors that have a Federal exemption are also exempt from State regula...
Silicon Valley Events: Silicon Valley Conference 2011 and Code Camp
Two separate events are highlighted this week in our continuing coverage of high tech meetings and conferences in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco areas. First, the Silicon Valley Conference 2011 takes place on October 4-5 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Events include ...
Online Copyright Infringers Outside California Beware:You May Be Sued In California Courts
Since the dawn of the Internet age, legal cases have tried to define the jurisdictional reach of courts when it comes to online businesses. The problem arises because businesses located in one jurisdiction are accessible by users worldwide through their websites. Does this reali...