Monster Energy drinks recently filed a lawsuit against Monster Moving--a California-based moving company--for trademark infringement. While the companies serve drastically different purposes, Monster Energy alleges that the moving company used similar designs in their...
Month: March 2018
A patent infringement claim that won’t disappear in 24 hours
Southern California's Snapchat is an anomaly in many ways. Its product is designed to disappear from users’ devices within 24 hours. The popular social media phenomenon also has no corporate headquarters, a rarity in an age when Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon show...
Responding to intellectual property infringement
Most entrepreneurs in California and around the country understand the importance of intellectual property and take steps to protect it, but they are often unsure about what to do when their logos, branding, formulas, inventions or trade secrets are used by others...
Federal judge allows embedded photo copyright case to advance
Copyright protections enable many people and organizations in California to earn an income. The ruling of a U.S. District Court judge surprised media observers when she chose not to halt a photographer's case against multiple media outlets. The photographer had filed...
Copyright infringement lawsuit brought against Oscar frontrunner
The Oscars are not all fun and games. Amidst the awards, partying and celebration, there is a copyright dispute going on behind the scenes. According to the Los Angeles Times, there is a copyright lawsuit against The Shape of Water. While the Oscar frontrunner has...