Pasadena, CA
Intellectual property Lawyer at Pasadena, CA
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Contracts & Agreements ... +2 more
In our last trademark blog, we described steps for a prudent business owner to take in choosing a mark that will avoid conflict with existing marks. The second critical consideration is choosing a...
See Full GuideChoosing an enforceable mark or one that can be registered with the government is not as simple as just picking a word, icon or phrase that you like. Careful research and planning are required to conf...
See Full GuideTrademark can be confused with copyright. As we have explained in recent blogs, a copyright protects works that one creates. A trademark is a word, group of words, symbol or logo a person or company u...
See Full Guide“Fair Use” is the most prevalent defense against copyright infringement and possibly the most misunderstood. It is a subject all in itself. What is Fair Use? Simply stated, if a use is “fair use,” it...
See Full GuideAs in any other sort of civil lawsuit, the alleged wrongdoer can prevail in a copyright infringement claim by asserting a valid defense. Common defenses include: Lack of Copyright Notice Under U.S. l...
See Full GuideCopyright infringement has two sides: a) protecting your own copyrighted material and b) avoiding violations of another’s copyrighted work. The U.S. Copyright Act, section 106, gives a copyright...
See Full GuideIf you have ever written a story, poem, novel, essay, research paper, or song, taken a photograph or video, performed music, or been in a play or a film, you were at some point a copyright owner. How...
See Full GuideHave you ever created anything? Invented something? Designed something? Created a logo or a name that identifies your products or services? Written a song? Painted a picture? Taken a photograph?...
See Full GuideThe dividing line between properly classified employees and independently contracted workers can often be about as clear as mud. The June, 2014 decision from the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appea...
See Full GuideIn a 1990 copyright decision over a sci-fi flick featuring alien frozen yogurt enslaving the human race (yes, that is correct), federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski noted that...
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