Property lines often feel personal. If two parties both believe a piece of land is theirs to do what they please with, disputes can quickly rise to the surface. These disagreements are not uncommon. One report estimated property owners file more than 3,000 boundary...
Year: 2019
Yosemite’s historic names restored in trademark settlement
Yosemite National Park in the heart of Northern California’s Sierra Mountains is one of the best national parks in the country. It has a long heritage. In fact, naturalist John Muir worked to preserve the land as one of the first national parks.So, when using...
What land-linked issue is concerning legions of California farmers?
When an eminent voice on the regulatory taking of private property in California speaks, affected parties listen. They recently leaned in closely to scrutinize this remark uttered by Don Odell, Director of Real Property for the state’s High-Speed Rail Authority. “We...
JetBlue sues Walmart for trademark infringement
Two well-known companies across California and the rest of the country have recently made news over intellectual property rights. JetBlue Airways has sued Walmart for trademark infringement over the retailer’s new personal shopping service, Jetblack.While...
Former San Diego star awarded more than $6 in business lawsuit
Though he began his professional life as quarterback for the San Diego Chargers, Drew Brees played just five seasons here before moving on to the New Orleans Saints, where he has won both a Super Bowl and the NFL’s Most Valuable Player honors.Though Brees...
California IP litigation: former engineer stole AR tech
A startup that wants to jump ahead of the augmented-reality competition says that a former employee has unfairly assisted a Chinese firm. Magic Leap Inc. said in an intellectual property lawsuit recently filed in California that a former engineer stole its technology...
California’s “Uber of weed” sued over credit card processing
California’s cannabis technology and delivery company Eaze is sometimes called “the Uber of weed.” But the flourishing firm is facing a legal challenge from a marijuana delivery competitor.A Canada-based company, DionyMed, has filed a business...
CNEX Labs fights back with IP claim against Huawei
A San Jose-based semi-conductor startup, CNEX Labs has filed court documents that struck back at Chinese telecom company Huawei in their intellectual property (IP) dispute.Both companies are accusing the other of attempting to steal proprietary information. Background...
Claims, counterclaims in breach of contract litigation
It began life as San Diego Stadium, but has gone through a laundry list of names since then, from Jack Murphy Stadium to Qualcomm Stadium to today’s SDCCU Stadium. Regardless of what you call it, the giant multi-purpose facility has more than once been the focus of...
California’s Tesla sued for breach of contract by French firm
If you drive north of San Diego for awhile on Interstate 5, you will get to Palo Alto. The city is often considered one of the centers of the high-tech industry, with companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Skype, VMware and Tesla headquartered there.According to recent...