At our law firm, we are well versed in legal and practical issues that come up in the negotiation of book-publishing agreements. We represent book authors as well as publishers throughout the process of publishing-contract drafting, review and negotiation. As...
Month: September 2018
US Supreme Court to hear important copyright infringement case
At , we represent California plaintiffs and defendants in federal copyright infringement lawsuits. The copyright owner of an "original work of authorship" has an exclusive right to control, use and protect its creative work, which could...
De Havilland to ask highest court to hear right-of-publicity case
At our law firm, we represent people involved in disputes about the right of publicity. The right of publicity means that a person's name, photograph, or the like cannot be used for commercial purposes without that person's permission. California state...
Marketing to the senses: Nonvisual marks for scent
When considering trademarks, most people think of words used as brands, commercial slogans, stylized writing, or symbols. As we talked about recently, in a few situations, federal trademark registrations have been granted for colors when a specific shade has become...
Color alone may in certain circumstances be trademarked
At our law firm, we help people protect their trade and service marks for brands, slogans, logos and similar ways to uniquely identify the source of a particular product, good or service in the marketplace. We also represent people being accused of infringing or...