Blog: Protecting Businesses and Their Owners
After 200 Issued Patents, I Have Some Tips
I know the patent system from a unique vantage point as a Harvard-trained attorney, prolific inventor, and innovation consultant. Here are some of the lessons I’ve drawn from my years as an inventor.
Proposition 65 – Adoption of No Significant Risk Level for Roundup/glyphosate
"The Office of Environmental Health HazardAssessment has adopted a No Significant Risk Level of 1100 micrograms per day forglyphosate. This means that exposures to glyphosate below 1100micrograms per day are not considered a significant risk of cancer for purposes of...
Tentative Ruling Prop 65 Coffee Products/Chocolate Settlement
A Superior Court Judge in the latest in a series of Prop 65 cases involving coffee industry has tentatively ruled that the Prop 65 warnings are required.
California Court of Appeal Knocks Out Right of Publicity Claim by Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland will celebrate her 102nd birthday on July 1. She was famous as an actor, starring in such films as Gone With the Wind and winning two Academy Awards (losing a third one to her sister, Joan Fontaine). Among lawyers, though, she was perhaps most...
Things To Consider When Entering Into a Cross Border Agreement
Typically, the two most concerning provisions of cross border agreements is the arbitration and termination provisions. Often times, these agreements are not well thought out and disputes as to their content and enforceability are disputed.