In recent posts, we have discussed the difficulty of protecting trade secrets in this age of rapidly advancing technology. It is easier than ever for an employee or contractor to digitally abscond with valuable commercial secrets. On August 10, a Superior Court...
Month: August 2018
Current trademark issues in international markets
At our law firm, we represent clients in a wide range of trademark matters, including international registrations and renewals, and worldwide protection of marks in commerce. A U.S. business or entrepreneur who is already exporting goods or who intends to export...
Steve McQueen family sues Ferrari over using name on car
On July 31, the surviving family of iconic actor Steve McQueen filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles state court against luxury auto maker Ferrari for calling a limited-edition Ferrara "The McQueen" without permission. The car is brown, apparently in tribute to a brown...
State high court rejects de Havilland’s right-of-publicity case
The California Supreme Court has rejected a famous actor's appeal of a right-to-publicity case in which she claims the portrayal of her by another actress in a TV series cast her in an undesirable light. California's right-of-publicity statute broadly allows a...
VARA and the moral rights of graffiti artists
At our law firm, we represent artists and parties doing business with them in agreements and lawsuits about artists' "moral rights" to their creative works under the federal Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990, known as VARA, as well as under the California Art...