“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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
There is nothing physical about a California strawberry that makes it distinct from strawberries grown elsewhere. They are all red, plump and juicy. But the story of our state’s strawberry is juicy, too, filled with stories of theft, intrigue and collusion. The...
It has been two decades since TiVo revolutionized the world of television with its digital video recorders. Once ubiquitous, TiVo has seen its technological innovations and market share dwindle as competitors offered similar services and hardware. The northern...
The world was anticipating a bruising fight between two tech giants in the Qualcomm v. Apple court battle when the unexpected happened and the two sides agreed to settle their differences. The settlement of the intellectual property dispute took nearly everyone by...
It was just a year ago that California developers to the north of San Diego were celebrating the topping out of the massive, three-tower Oceanwide Plaza project. Now construction work on the Los Angeles development has come to a complete stop, news sources say.A...