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...
Intellectual property can encompass a lot of things, including inventions, designs or other creative outputs of the mind. The owner or creator of such property owns the rights to it and can apply for a patent, copyright or trademark. It's a broad term in some...
Every business must protect their interests and in some cases, that means suing a former employee. Texas Roadhouse Inc. is doing just that because they allege that a former employee took recipes and trade secrets when he left.In the lawsuit, Texas Roadhouse says that...
Van Halen, a well-known rock band, has filed a lawsuit against the ex-wife of the band's drummer, Alex Van Halen. According to court documents, the lawsuit alleges that the woman is using the band's trademark - the name Van Halen - to promote her interior design and...
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington reversed a ruling from a U.S. District judge in San Jose, California, on Aug. 23. The appeals case was over the lower court's ruling that Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. had to...
On August 5, a sales ban was set to go into effect on some older Apple iPhones and iPads. It was due to a ruling in June by the U.S. International Trade Commission on an intellectual property dispute between Apple and Samsung. The ITC ruled that Apple had infringed on...
Many employers today make employment contracts a requirement for hiring and for good reason. It prevents their employees from creating and developing new ideas, techniques or products while employed at one company and then leaving for another company or to strike out...
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...
A patent infringement case between Rambus Inc. and SK Hynix took another turn earlier this month when a federal judge in San Jose, California, levied a huge sanction against Rambus. The fine of $250 million was for destroying documentation dealing with the company's...
Three Orange County, California, retailers are facing felony charges as part of Operation Fashion Faux Pas, which is an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations. The investigation has been ongoing for several months, and two of the three people charged have...