SoCal IP Law Group LLP

08/29/2022

Join SoCal IP partner Mark Goldstein along with Aaron Botti and Esther Hopkins for a discussion on "Increasing the Value of Intellectual Property in Business Ownership Transitions" on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 11:30AM PDT via Zoom.

07/07/2022

Please join us for the Anti-Defamation League / National Constitution Center 23rd annual Supreme Court Review on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 from 8:45 -11:00 a.m. at SoCal IP Law Group LLP in Westlake Village. We’ll provide coffee and bagels beginning at 8:45 a.m., and the live stream begins at 9:00 a.m. As a group we will watch distinguished legal scholars and Supreme Court analysts Dahlia Lithwick (Slate), Erwin Chemerinsky (Berkeley Law), Gregory G. Garre (Latham & Watkins), Amy Howe (SCOTUSblog) and Frederick Lawrence (Georgetown Law) discuss the important cases of the term including voting rights, church-state separation, reproductive rights, and immigration. They will also discuss the impact of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s joining the Court and what to expect next term. Please email [email protected] if you plan on attending.

09/10/2021

Please join us for this discussion on patent and trademark marking at 1 pm on September 13, 2021.

This week we have a pair of IP cases about marking. First, a patent case, Lubby Holdings v Chung, where a v**e device company should have marked its products with the patent number. Second, a trade…

04/02/2020

Dog Toy "Bad Spaniels" has right to parody "Jack Daniel’s" - first amendment triumphs.

So we are back to litigation over dog chew toys. The case involves the “Bad Spaniels” dog toy, part of a “Silly Squeakers” line from the smartly-branded enterprise “VIP Products.” The dog toy intentionally riffs on the Jack Daniel’s brand...

03/17/2020

SoCal IP is well positioned to weather the impact of Covid-19. We are here for you, our clients and associates.

All of our team can work remotely, at home or elsewhere. If you call or email, we will answer and respond from wherever we are located.

SoCal IP is well positioned to weather the impact of Covid-19. We are here for you, our clients and associates. All of our team can work remotely, at home or elsewhere. If you call or email, we wil…

03/10/2020

In tribute to women inventors.

Because it should be International Women's Day every day!

03/26/2019

Check this out.

Researchers analyzed millions of patent applications and found that women's patents were more likely to be rejected than men's. But that disparity dropped when examiners encountered a woman whose name wasn't one that is typically associated with females.

08/09/2018

You're invited - SoCal IP Institute MCLE August 13; Meme Trademarks, Standing to Appeal an IPR, Prior Art References.

For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, August 13, 2018, we will discuss the following cases: GoPro, Inc. v. Contour IP Holding (CAFC July 27, 2018 available here) GoPro instituted IPR…

07/08/2018

We will be hosting the Anti-Defamation League’s annual Supreme Court Review on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 9-10:30 a.m. at SoCal IP Law Group LLP in Westlake Village. As a group we will watch distinguished legal scholars Erwin Chemerinsky, Frederick Lawrence and Dahlia Lithwick discuss not only recent and upcoming important cases but the future of the court. For more, see below. We’ll provide coffee and bagels beginning at 8:30 a.m. on July 10. Please contact us if you plan on attending. https://www.adl.org/supreme-court-review

Supreme Court Review Supreme Court Review 2018 On July 10, 2018, 12-1:30 ET (9-10:30 PT), tune in for ADL's 19th annual Supreme Court Review, broadcast live from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. With the Supreme Court’s first full term under President Trump and nine Justices on th...

07/04/2018

GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act 2018: What You Need to Do Now!
Please join us for our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, July 9, 2018 featuring Adam Grant of Alpert Barr & Grant

Please join us for our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, July 9, 2018. SoCal IP welcomes Adam Grant of Alpert Barr & Grant, a prestigious business boutique from California. Mr. Grant…

12/04/2017

Join us on December 4 for a lunchtime discussion of cases addressing Reasonable Measures to Protect Trade Secrets and Romance Novel Copyright Infringement.

For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, December 4, 2017, we will discuss the following cases: H.Q. Milton, Inc. v. Webster, (N.D. Cal November 22, 2017) (available here). Plaintiff ow…

09/29/2017

Join us for SoCal IP Institute on Monday, October 2, 2017 we'll discuss cases involving Parodying Dr. Seuss and Trade Secrets with Independent Contractors.

For our weekly SoCal IP Institute meeting on Monday, October 2, 2017, we will discuss the following cases: Lombardo v. Dr. Seuss, (S.D.N.Y. September 15, 2017) (available here). Lombardo created a …