Movies based on novels, paintings based on photographs, even poems that consist entirely of direct transcriptions of newspaper editions: there are many examples of artistic endeavors that could be considered derivative works. Classifying them as such could open them...
Understanding trade secrets
For many California businesses, the need to protect a suite of intellectual property is an everyday reality. While most people think about things like patents, copyrights and trademarks or service marks when they consider what might be intellectual property, there is...
Patent basics
With California being a hotbed of innovation, it is not unusual for an individual or a business to consider filing for a patent. However, before rushing in to do this, it is important that people full understand what a patent can and cannot do and also that they...
Tire company wins trademark suit against bar
Companies in California know how important their trademarked names can be. In the modern world fueled by consumer preference and social media, brand identity can be one of the biggest assets a business has. It is for this reason that entities so heavily pursue...
How do I perform a trademark search?
Many California companies routinely develop new offerings and want to ensure they can properly protect their assets related to these offerings. If you have developed a new product or service and want to trademark a name to go along with that, you will make an...
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