New Jersey residents may be aware that the surviving members of the Beatles and the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison have been involved in a number of lawsuits in recent years. The most recent litigation was filed against the Beatles' holding company Apple...
Month: July 2017
Teva Pharmaceuticals files trade secret theft claim
New Jersey business owners may be interested to learn that, on July 7, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA filed a lawsuit against a former executive who it said divulged trade secrets and other information of a confidential nature with her boyfriend. It alleged that the...
Patent litigation can be costly, protracted and sometimes futile
New Jersey residents may be surprised to learn that some of the nation's largest companies routinely ignore patents in their rush to enter emerging markets. These companies produce similar products and then make it difficult for patent holders by using their legal...
Waymo drops some claims against Uber in trade secret lawsuit
New Jersey residents may be interested in a development in the lawsuit that self-driving car manufacturer Waymo has filed against Uber. Waymo, formerly affiliated with Google, accused Uber of trade secret theft, but it has now dropped three of four patent claims it...
Beatles music rights dispute settled by Paul McCartney
Music fans and copyright holders in New Jersey may be interested in learning that Sir Paul McCartney, who rose to international fame as a member of the Beatles, settled a long-running dispute over the rights to the band's songs. The settlement, reached at the end of...