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SoCal IP Institute :: March 24, 2014 :: 9th Circuit Reverses Denial of Preliminary Injunction in a Copyright Case; A jury in the Northern District of California has Criminalized the Theft of Trade Secrets

Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, March 24, 2014 will be a discussion of a recent 9th circuit decision and a criminal trade secret jury trial. Brief synopses appear below. Garcia v. Google et. al., Case No. 12-57301 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2014) (available here.). Here, the panel reversed the district court’s denial of a preliminary [...]

By SoCal IP|2014-03-21T22:57:20-07:00March 21st, 2014|Ownership, Performance, Standing, Trade Secret, Authorship, Uncategorized, Copyright, Infringement|1 Comment

SoCal IP Institute :: January 20, 2014 :: Inhale Inc. v. Starbuzz Tobacco (9th Cir. 2014) & In re Kent Pederson (TTAB Dec. 30, 2013)

Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, January 20, 2014 will be a discussion of the following cases: In INHALE, INC. V. STARBUZZ TOBACCO, INC. (9th Cir. 2014), the 9th Circuit held that a copyright for a hookah water container could not be enforced because it was a useful article and it did not incorporate sculptural features that [...]

By SoCal IP|2014-01-15T18:01:55-08:00January 15th, 2014|Copyright, Ownership, Trademark, TTAB, Attorney's Fees|0 Comments

SoCal IP Institute :: October 21, 2013 :: Pharrell Williams And Will-I-Am in IP Dispute; Bentley Prevails in Trademark Dispute

Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, October 21, 2013 will be a discussion of Singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams lawsuit for declaratory relief that his trademark "I am OTHER" company is not infringing on Will.i.am's "I AM" trademark. The complaint can be found here, and the Answer with Counterclaims can be found here. We will also [...]

By SoCal IP|2013-10-16T17:22:13-07:00October 16th, 2013|Declaratory Judgment, injunction, Likelihood of Confusion, Uncategorized, Copyright, Infringement, Ownership, Trademark, Damages|0 Comments

SoCal IP Institute :: October 7, 2013 :: Trademark Infringement and Copyrights in Space

Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, October 7, 2013 will be a discussion of trademark infringement and copyrights in space. Brief synopses appear below. Trader Joe's v. Hallatt, Case No. 13-768 (D.Ct. Wash. 10/2/2013) (available here). Plaintiff Trader Joe's sued Defendant Hallant alleging trademark infirngement, unfair competition and other causes of action. Defendant Hallant owns [...]

By SoCal IP|2013-10-04T17:25:01-07:00October 4th, 2013|Trademark, Infringement, Copyright, Infringement, Ownership|0 Comments

SoCal IP Institute :: June 3, 2013 :: Copyright Sanctions and Mandatory Cross-Appeals

Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, June 3, 2013 will be a discussion of one district court copyright sanctions case and a Federal Circuit decision regarding cross appeals of invalidity. Brief synopses of the cases appear below. Ingenuity 13 LLC v. John Doe, Case No. 2:12-cv-8333-ODW (JCx) (C.D. Cal. May 5, 2013) (available [...]

By SoCal IP|2013-05-31T23:48:45-07:00May 31st, 2013|Copyright, Ownership, Patent|1 Comment

SoCal IP Institute :: May 20, 2013 :: Subject matter jurisdiction and standing

Our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 20, 2013 will be a discussion of one Federal Circuit case regarding subject matter jurisdiction and a 9th Circuit case regarding copyrights. Brief synopses of the cases appear below. Forrester Environmental v. Wheelabrator Technologies, Case No. 12-1686 (Fed. Cir. May 16, 2013) (available here). The Federal [...]

By SoCal IP|2013-05-17T22:33:29-07:00May 17th, 2013|Patent, Standing, Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Copyright, Ownership|0 Comments

SoCal IP Institute :: April 16, 2012 :: Summary Judgment of Copyright Claims and Functionality in Trademarks

We will be discussing one Ninth Circuit case and one Federal Circuit case during our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, April 16, 2012. Brief synopses are presented below. L.A. Printex Indus., Inc. v. Aeropostale, Inc., Case No. 10-56187 (9th Cir. Apr. 9, 2012) (attached). A designer at LA Printex created a design including [...]

By SoCal IP|2012-04-13T21:52:00-07:00April 13th, 2012|Copyright, Ownership, Trademark, Functionality|0 Comments

SoCal IP Institute :: May 9, 2011 :: False Marking Strikes Out and a Reaffirmation of Implied Contractual Protection for Movie Ideas

We will be discussing two recent, relevant opinions in our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 9, 2011. The first case further develops the growing false marking jurisprudence. The second case addresses the situation in which a movie production company uses an individual's idea for a movie but fails to pay. A brief [...]

By SoCal IP|2011-05-06T01:00:32-07:00May 6th, 2011|Copyright, Ownership, Patent, False Marking|0 Comments

SoCal IP Institute :: May 2, 2011 :: Standing to Sue for Copyright Infringement and Personal Jurisdiction in the Patent Context

We will be discussing two recent, relevant opinions in our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, May 2, 2011. The first case discusses the requirement of an exclusive license in order to have standing to sue for copyright infringement. The second case addresses issues of personal jurisdiction in patent cases. A brief synopsis of [...]

By SoCal IP|2011-04-29T17:10:36-07:00April 29th, 2011|Ex Parte Communications, Ownership, Patent, Personal Jurisdiction, Prosecution, Standing|0 Comments

SoCal IP Institute :: February 28, 2011

After a holiday week away, we invite you to join us for a SoCal IP Institute meeting, Monday, February 28 at Noon. This activity is approved for 1 hour of MCLE credit. If you will be joining us, please RSVP to Amanda Jones by 9 am Monday. We will be discussing the following cases: ABB, [...]

By SoCal IP|2011-02-25T01:55:53-08:00February 25th, 2011|Copyright, Ownership, Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Chain of Title, Declaratory Judgment|0 Comments