Practical. Principled. Approachable.
Your business’ trademark can carry a lot of value. It signifies your brand, which you’ve probably spent years or even decades building, and it speaks to the quality of goods or services being offered to the market. But your trademark is only strong and effective if...
Cupertino's technology giant Apple Inc. has one of the most widely-recognized logos in the world. All over the planet, on the backs of iPhones or Macbooks, you can see that simple picture of an apple with a bite taken out of it. Apple is notoriously protective of that...
Patent infringement lawsuits can quickly metastasize in other lawsuits in both state and federal courts. The size and complexity of the litigation often appears to vary in direct proportion to the amount of money involved. A dispute between Alphabet’s Google L.L.C....
Any type of business litigation can be concerning for companies in California, but litigation that involves intellectual property disputes can be especially troubling. This type of litigation can get into highly technical areas, can be long and drawn out and, in...
The artistic elements or aesthetics of a product or service is often just as important as the product itself. Trade dress may include various aspects of the product’s packaging, shape, configuration and other design elements and should be registered with the U.S....
There has been a lot of coverage of nonfungible tokens (NFT’s) in recent times, and if you are an owner or creator of NFT’s, you may have questions about what intellectual property rights you have. Alternatively, you might be unfamiliar with NFT’s, but interested in...
Insurance is meant to help us out financially when we suffer financial losses through no fault of our own. Just like you might purchase automobile insurance to cover your financial losses if you are in a car crash, business owners purchase various insurance policies,...
In recent years, there has been a great migration in the workforce to remote work. With this shift, the exposure of small- and medium-sized businesses to ransomware raids, data breaches, supply chain attacks and phishing scams has exploded. Cyber criminals are...
As intellectual property licensing becomes more and more popular with San Francisco, California, businesses and social media influencers, the litigation that can occur as a result of bad IP licensing agreements is also increasing. However, with the appropriate IP...
Companies must take steps to protect their confidential information from being released to competitors. For some types of information, this can mean registering trademarks, copyrights or patents. For others, it means treating the information as a trade secret. Famous...