California Civil Code Section 986, also known as the California Resale Royalties Act (“CRRA”) was recently struck down in Estate of Robert Graham v. Sotheby’s, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77262 (C.D. Cal. May 17, 2012). In this case, a court inCalifornia’s Central District dismissed two class action complaints brought under the CRRA, holding that the dormant Commerce Clause made the CRRA unconstitutional.
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A recent California appellate court decision may serve to protect former employees who are sued in bad faith by former employers for trade secret misappropriation.
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The 6th Circuit ruled last week that the red dripping wax seal that has appeared on Maker’s Mark bourbon bottles since 1958 is an “extremely strong” trademark deserving of protection.
Read moreBy Jamie Jung – Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit handed down an important ruling that affects the rights of all copyright holders with regard to infringement on the internet. In 2007, UMG Recordings sued Veoh, a video-sharing website, for copyright infringement by users who had uploaded the label’s (more…)
Read moreThursday, November 3, 2011, Pasadena Magazine celebrated its 2011 Top Attorneys with a reception at the iconic Langham Huntington. Over five hundred attorneys were chosen as best in their field for the issue that hit newsstands last week. The annual award is voted on by thousands of attorneys (more…)
Read moreCompanies frequently advertise their products online by purchasing keywords from search engine sites, such as Google and Bing. When internet users search for these terms, the company’s advertisement appears at the top of the results, within a designated advertisement section. Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced Systems Concepts, (more…)
Read moreIn an age where educational materials can be digitized and hosted online to provide for easy access virtually anywhere, schools face the decision of making course materials available online, and running the risk of getting ensnared in a copyright infringement lawsuit, or constraining their students to traditional (more…)
Read moreDefendants do not always profit from misappropriations of trade secrets. Where a plaintiff offers evidence that a defendant guilty of misappropriation was unjustly enriched, but the trier of fact rejects the evidence, what recovery, if any, is available to the plaintiff? This question was answered recently by (more…)
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