• posted: Sep. 17, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Articles,  Business,  Business Law,  Consumer Credit
• defamation,  hotels in Hudson NY,  Johathan Swift,  new legistlation

          By: Andrew K Jacobson California Governor Jerry Brown has signed new legislation that voids language in contracts that prevents a consumer from commenting on the performance of a product or service. New Cal. Read More

• posted: Sep. 10, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Archive
• patent pending,  US Patent & Trademark Office

By: Sharon Adams A product may be labeled as "patent pending" once a patent application has been filed, and until a patent is issued or the application is abandoned.  This includes Read More

• posted: Sep. 10, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Archive
• Bitcoin,  bitcoins,  blockchain,  Mt. Gox,  SEC v Shavers,  Strongcoin,  virtual currency

By: Daniel Richardson  Although virtual currencies are not new they have rapidly evolved in recent years and their use is entering the financial mainstream. Bitcoin is the most widely used of Read More

• posted: Sep. 09, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Archive
• Doyle Estate,  extortion,  FLIR Systems,  Judge Posner,  Laurie R King,  Leslie Klinger,  Parrish vs Latham and Watkins,  publishing,  Sherlock Holmes,  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,  The Godfather

by: Andrew K Jacobson One characteristic of mobsters is the threat of something bad happening if you don’t do what the mobster wants you to do. It is even an unforgettable Read More

• posted: Sep. 05, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Securities Act,  Securities Exchange Act
• Cliff Clavins,  fuel economy,  grandparents,  life expenctancy,  MADD,  Middle East,  MTV

by: Andrew K Jacobson The news has been dreary for some time now, and September has not been friendly in the recent past. Under all that gloom, it is easy to Read More

• posted: Sep. 03, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Articles,  Employment,  Business,  Political,  Business Law,  JOBS Act
• Cal. Labor Code 2802,  California Labor Code 2802,  cel phone,  cell phones at work,  company paid phone,  employee phones at work,  mobile phone,  reimbursement employee expenses,  Schwans Home Service

by: Andrew K Jacobson Employers have long known that they have to reimburse employees for out-of-pocket expenses like mileage or meals with clients. Now employers can add cell phone costs, when Read More

• posted: Aug. 05, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Articles,  Business,  Political

Don't get scammed -- there is a scam email pretending to be from your friendly federal district court. It states that you have been selected for jury duty in federal Read More

• posted: Aug. 05, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Articles,  Business,  Political

Don't get scammed -- there is a scam email pretending to be from your friendly federal district court. It states that you have been selected for jury duty in federal Read More

• posted: Aug. 04, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Articles,  Employment,  High Technology Law,  Political,  Business Law
• Boalt Law School,  law school,  New York Times,  prospective lawyers,  ramen noodles,  reading,  reading the law,  SELC,  Stanford Law School,  The Paper Chase

by: Andrew K Jacobson [gallery columns="4" ids="1689"]   The New York Timesrecently featured an article  on Oakland’s own Sustainable Economies Law Center, which helps prospective lawyers apprentice with a lawyer for a Read More

• posted: Jul. 30, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Business,  Trademarks
• Trademarks,  Article III judges,  b&b hardware,  circuit courts of appeal,  hargis industries,  Sealtight,  Sealtite,  sleekcraft test,  TTAB

  by: Andrew K Jacobson If an executive agency, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) decides an issue, are courts bound to follow that decision? The circuit courts of appeal have multiple Read More

• posted: Jul. 30, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Trademarks
• Article III judges,  b&b hardware,  circuit courts of appeal,  hargis industries,  Sealtight,  Sealtite,  sleekcraft test,  TTAB

  by: Andrew K Jacobson If an executive agency, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) decides an issue, are courts bound to follow that decision? The circuit courts of appeal have multiple Read More

• posted: Jul. 05, 2014
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• Articles,  High Technology Law,  Business,  Political,  Business Law,  Consumer Credit
• LLC,  CACH,  CACH LLC,  Cal. Civ. Proc. Code sec. 1030,  credit card,  credit card debt,  Fight,  great recession,  Hyenas,  Midland Funding,  Portfolio Recovery

by: Andrew K Jacobson Biologists assure us that scavengers are an important part of the ecosystem, because they consume the carrion so that the material can enter the food chain again. In Read More

• posted: Jul. 05, 2014
• Martindale Admin
• Consumer Credit
• CACH,  CACH LLC,  Cal. Civ. Proc. Code sec. 1030,  credit card,  credit card debt,  Fight,  great recession,  Hyenas,  Midland Funding,  Portfolio Recovery

by: Andrew K Jacobson Biologists assure us that scavengers are an important part of the ecosystem, because they consume the carrion so that the material can enter the food chain again. In Read More

• posted: Jun. 26, 2014
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• Archive
• ABC,  Aereo,  Breyer,  performance,  retransmission,  Scalia

[caption id="attachment_1655" align="alignright" width="300"] Daffy Duck, or Wrascally Wrabbit?[/caption] By: Andrew K Jacobson Look at the picture: what is it? A duck? A rabbit? Both? Depending on what hunting season it happens Read More

• posted: Jun. 26, 2014
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• Archive
• Copyright,  Supreme Court,  ABC,  Aereo,  Breyer,  performance,  retransmission,  Scalia

[caption id="attachment_1655" align="alignright" width="300"] Daffy Duck, or Wrascally Wrabbit?[/caption] By: Andrew K Jacobson Look at the picture: what is it? A duck? A rabbit? Both? Depending on what hunting season it happens Read More

• posted: Jun. 23, 2014
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• Archive
• Trade Secrets,  NDA,  NDAs,  Non-Disclosure Agreements,  Destroy Information,  ice cream

[caption id="attachment_1630" align="alignleft" width="176"] Movenpick Ice Cream, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons[/caption] By Andrew Jacobson   Ah, the conundrums of a child’s summer: butterscotch, or strawberry? Mint chocolate chip, or triple fudge? Cone or Read More