On behalf of Kenneth I. Gross & Associates | Sep 11, 2020 | Intellectual Property Rights
A vital part of developing your brand is securing trademark protection. A unique name or symbol, for example, can distinguish your company from another, as consumers correlate a particular product with its source – preferably, your business. If you question the...
On behalf of Kenneth I. Gross & Associates | Apr 28, 2020 | Intellectual Property Rights
From toys to technology, there is intellectual property in every industry. Learning from infringement cases that have costed multi-millions can help you make smart business choices. Intellectual property includes copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and patents. No...
On behalf of Kenneth I. Gross & Associates | Oct 11, 2019 | Intellectual Property Rights
The daughter of Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee has filed a lawsuit against his business associates in a California federal court. As Lee’s sole heir and estate trustee, she accuses business people running POW! Entertainment of misleading her father into...
On behalf of Kenneth I. Gross & Associates | Sep 13, 2019 | Intellectual Property Rights
When an individual creates something in California or any other state, it is possible that it will be covered by copyright. According to copyright law, anything that is an original creation recorded on a fixed medium can be eligible for such protection. Examples of...
On behalf of Kenneth I. Gross & Associates | Aug 26, 2019 | Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual property rights are critical to many California businesses, especially those that are involved in some kind of creative or technical enterprise. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, industries where intellectual property is critical...
On behalf of Kenneth I. Gross & Associates | Aug 14, 2019 | Intellectual Property Rights
Ferrari owners in California and around the country often post photographs of their cars on social media, but they may be wise to think carefully before doing so if the images involved could be construed as portraying the brand in a negative light. The iconic Italian...
On behalf of Kenneth I. Gross & Associates | Jul 22, 2019 | Intellectual Property Rights
California residents who are interested in intellectual property matters should be aware of a ruling of the United States Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The court rejected in part and affirmed in part the dismissal of a district court regarding the allegations of...
On behalf of Kenneth I. Gross & Associates | Jul 5, 2019 | Intellectual Property Rights
The Supreme Court decided in June 2019, that trademarks with foul language would be legally permitted, striking down a long-time ban on the practice. The ban on immoral or offensive language in trademarks affected companies in California and many other states, but the...
On behalf of Kenneth I. Gross & Associates | Apr 25, 2019 | Intellectual Property Rights
The past decade has seen a growing trend of companies in California and elsewhere buying up patents that were sitting on the shelf because they were not worth commercializing. In some cases, companies purchased such patents en masse for the sole purpose of litigating...
On behalf of Kenneth I. Gross & Associates | Jan 25, 2019 | Intellectual Property Rights
A lawsuit brought by Free Stream Media Corp. accusing Alphonso Inc. of infringing upon its patent ended with a summary judgment in favor of Alphonso in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The court determined that the facts did not support...
