Construction projects can often come with legal headaches. Construction disputes or problems with contractors can create issues for both sides of the project, and sometimes, business litigation is inevitable. It's often not possible to anticipate these problems at the...
Month: January 2014
DirecTV drops Weather Channel over dispute
DirecTV customers may soon be looking elsewhere to get an update on the weather. The satellite TV company announced that it will no longer be carrying the Weather Channel because of a dispute over distribution terms. DirecTV has over 20 million subscribers and is one...
Apple under fire in patent-infringement lawsuit
California-based Apple is facing a new round of business litigation. The electronics giant has been named as a defendant in a new patent-infringement lawsuit filed Jan. 10 that takes aim at almost all Apple devices.Rembrandt Secure Computer LP and Rembrandt Patent...
Are Blackberry keyboards their trademark?
Companies go to huge efforts to protect their copyright, trademarks and trade secrets - and with good cause. A company's branded product controls their position in the market. When a company's intellectual property is infringed upon, they have the potential of losing...
Lawsuit over licensing of ‘Speed Racer’ settled
Speed Racer Enterprises, Inc., was recently sued by Tatsunoko Production, an anime studio. The lawsuit was filed in October 2012 in the Central District Court in California and alleges nine different legal causes, for which the company is seeking damages. Those...