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...
Month: May 2019
“Massive piracy” leads to IP lawsuit against tech giants
“Over the Rainbow” is one of the enduring songs from a movie. It is remarkable that the song is still well known and loved 80 years after the initial release of the classic “The Wizard of Oz.” Though composer Harold Arlen’s song has seemingly been around forever, it...
Guns N’ Roses files trademark suit against Colorado brewery
Legendary rock group Guns N’ Roses filed a trademark infringement lawsuit last week against Canarchy Craft Brewing Collectives’ Oskar Blues Brewery over their “Guns ‘N’ Rosé” ale. The Colorado brewery reportedly began selling Guns ‘N’ Rosé as well as accompanying...
Hertz files breach of contract lawsuit against Accenture
One of the first things people do when they fly from San Diego to another U.S. city is to get a rental car. Because Hertz is one of the very largest car rental brands in the nation, many travelers look for its familiar yellow and black logo.The company recently...
Immersion and Samsung settle patent infringement lawsuit
The recent settlement between Immersion and Samsung may be the latest in a string of good news for tech innovators. Immersion’s patent infringement case against Samsung was a classic example of an underdog standing tall against a much larger opponent. Samsung is...
Williams-Sonoma allowed to move forward in suit against Amazon
Housewares seller Williams-Sonoma filed suit against Amazon back in December, alleging the online retailer improperly used the Williams-Sonoma name and copied furniture designs. Last week, a judge in the Northern District of California found that, despite...
Lawsuit seeks to protect California condors and stop construction
If you drive north from San Diego on Interstate 5 for about four hours, and then make a few twists and turns, you will arrive in Kern County. The mostly agricultural area is famous for its vegetables and fruits, but is also known as a significant producer of oil,...