California-based BMF Wheels could find itself banned from using the BMF brand name by the middle of next month, thanks to a verdict in a trademark infringement case in favor of CFE Racing Products, Inc. CFE manufactures valve covers and replacement engine heads for...
Month: June 2013
Trademark case still unresolved between Apple, Amazon
Apple and Amazon have been embroiled in a trademark-infringement lawsuit since 2011. The case stems over the term "app store." California-based Apple claims Amazon is violating unfair competition laws and has infringed on its trademark by using the term to sell...
BottleRock festival organizers fail to pay stagehands, charities
A Mother's Day weekend music festival in Napa, California has ended on a sour note. Over a month after the festival ended, 142 stagehands and several charities have still not been paid as promised. The stagehands are due $630,000 from the organizers of the BottleRock...
Construction defects alleged in lawsuit against SOMA Grand
The SOMA Grand, a 22-story building in San Francisco, California, is known for selling all 246 residential units very quickly - even in a very tight housing market. The high-rise was built in 2009 and according to a lawsuit by many of the residents filed recently in...