Ninth Circuit Denies Rehearing of Decision Holding that an “Idea Theft” Claim is Not Subject to an Anti-SLAPP Motion For over 50 years, California has protected a writer’s ideas and concepts embodied in scripts under the so called “Desny-claim.” On November 17, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit took a […]
One of the most important duties of any homeowner association is the exercise of architectural control. The concept is sometimes hard for new owners to understand because they tend to think, “This is my property and I can do whatever I want with it.” That is absolutely not the case in California – in fact, […]
BY: DAVID BERNARDONI Love him or hate him, President Trump dominates the news headlines and provokes passionate discussions taking place in the country today. Thus, it’s no surprise that in the last two years entrepreneurs have increasingly sought to capitalize on the Trump name in connection with goods and services they seek to bring to […]
KGSW is proud to announce that on September 5, 2017, Samantha Kim joined the firm. Ms. Kim took the California State Bar exam in July, 2017. Subject to her passing the State Bar and being admitted to practice law in California, Ms. Kim’s practice will focus upon civil litigation matters, including intellectual property, real estate […]
BY: DAVID BERNARDONI There’s more than one “Kylie” in town, but Kylie Minogue isn’t giving up her “Kylie” trademark protection without a fight. Long before “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” became a television sensation, singer Kylie Minogue had hit sings such as “The Locomotion” and “Come Into My World.” She has even owned the website […]
KGSW is pleased to announce that for the ninth consecutive year Glen Kulik, Don Gottesman, Len Siegel, and Tom Ware were selected for inclusion in Southern California Super Lawyers® published in Los Angeles Magazine. In addition, Glen Kulik was included in the 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers® Top 100.