eHarmony recently agreed to pay up to $2.2 million to resolve allegations brought by four California counties and the city of Santa Monica over the company’s advertising and billing practices. Specifically, the company agreed to [...]
In early 2017, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) began an initiative to “audit” 10% of all maintenance filings for existing trademark registrations. If you own a federally registered trademark, maintenance filings must be [...]
By Steven Weinberg, Holmes Weinberg PC. Copyright law – the law that governs “content” and therefore all of entertainment, software and media – has become increasingly more important and more complicated than ever. Originally a [...]
A recent FTC court settlement names a vast network of online marketers and the three people behind it liable for $179 million for using unsubstantiated health claims, fake magazine and news sites, bogus celebrity endorsements, [...]
We represent several social media influencers, including YouTubers, Instagrammers and Snapchatters. Unfortunately, an all too common occurrence for our clients is to find that their desired domain name has been snapped up by a cybersquatter. [...]
An article in the Wall Street Journal last week discussed the growing need for businesses to consider insurance coverage for cyberattacks. I attach that article if you missed it. However, the first insurance against such [...]
DEAD KENNEDYS. SEX PISTOLS. PUSSY RIOT. Band names are sometimes offensive. They also can be service marks governed by the federal Trademark Act and state trademark acts. On January 18th, the US Supreme Court heard [...]
Dear Friends, As we head toward a new year, we are delighted to share with you some of the exciting news, events, awards, wins and client successes we and our clients experienced during 2016. We [...]
We are delighted to share with you that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision we obtained on behalf of our client E. & J. Gallo Winery that the trademark EL GALLO [...]
We are delighted to share that HW has for the 5th year in a row been named to Best Law Firms in American by US News and World Report. From the “Best Law Firms” Press [...]