As part of a package of new climate change legislation, on October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act (“VCMDA” or “AB 1305”). Intended as an effort to reduce...more
Food and beverage brands are routinely listed among the most famous and valuable brands in the world. With fame, however, comes the increased chance that a brand will be a target for trademark parodists. A March 2020...more
A significant percentage of a company’s total budget may be spent on advertising and promotion. Commercials, social media campaigns, contests, billboards, print ads, and point-of-sale displays all take time to design,...more
Three years ago, the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) became law, supplementing state law claims with a federal civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation.
DTSA cases making headlines since the...more
On June 11, 2018, Mission Product Holdings, Inc. (“MPHI”), a developer of chemical free cooling fabrics, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to resolve a circuit split on whether a licensee’s right to...more