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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...