Conor McGregor Returns to Combat in the Intellectual Property Arena

By Josh Escovedo

Conor McGregor doesn’t back down to anyone. He knocked out the once unbeatable Jose Aldo in 13 seconds. He was the first UFC fighter to simultaneously hold titles in two different weight divisions. He crossed over to boxing to fight the greatest boxer of all time, Floyd “Money” Mayweather. You get the point: Conor McGregor takes on all competitors—anywhere, anytime.

Although McGregor’s fights usually occur inside the octagon,

California Law Now Provides an Express Statutory Privilege Against Defamation Claims by Those Accused of Sexual Harassment

By Beth V. West

Under California law, an aggrieved person can bring a claim for defamation if the person is the subject of a false and unprivileged statement that is injurious to his/her reputation. Defamation can take the form of libel or slander. (Ca. Civ. Code Sec. 44.) Specifically “libel” is defined as a false and unprivileged publication by writing, printing, picture, effigy, or other fixed representation to the eye, which exposes any person to hatred,

Recovery of Lost Foreign Profits for Infringement of a U.S. Patent

By Jo Dale Carothers

While a U.S. patent provides the patent owner with a monopoly to prevent others from “making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the United States,” there are significant limits to the extraterritorial application of U.S. Patent law. The U.S. Supreme Court, however, just found that damages for one form of patent infringement extend not only to lost U.S. profits, but also to lost foreign profits.