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Published: August 19, 2022
Weintraub client Diane Lane is set to join the cast of Ryan Murphy’s Feud on FX, along with Tom Hollander, Naomi Watts, and Calista Flockhart.
They will join season two of the series, which tells the true story of Truman Capote, who published tell-all excerpts about New York City’s elite. Lane will play the 1950’s American socialite, Nancy “Slim” Keith.
Published: August 18, 2022
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that 19 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 29th edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Additionally, six of our attorneys have been named to the third edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, and one attorney, Kay Brooks, was named the “Lawyer of the Year” 2023 for Trusts & Estates in Sacramento.
Weintraub Tobin’s attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America list for 2023 are:
Published: August 12, 2022
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a Trademark Infringement Lawsuit filed by the clothing brand RHODE NYC against Hailey Bieber’s new skincare line RHODE.
Published: August 11, 2022
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Jo Dale Carothers, Ph.D.
The IP Law Blog
Previously, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has found that a non-human may infringe patents. Arguably, an AI system, which is a non-human, can also create or invent. But can an AI system be a named inventor on a patent? The Federal Circuit recently addressed this issue in Thaler v. Vidal.
Published: August 4, 2022
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the impact of Alexis Hunley, et al v. Instagram, LLC on copyright law, and specifically on the Server Test. Considered one of the top copyright cases to watch, Hunley deals with the practice of “embedding” and its copyright implications.
Published: August 4, 2022
Weintraub client Zosia Mamet (The Flight Attendant, Girls) has signed on for a role in the upcoming Sony Pictures film Madame Web, an adaptation of the Marvel comics by writer Denny O’Neil and artist John Romita Jr.
Published: August 4, 2022
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Scott M. Hervey
The IP Law Blog
It’s been referred to as one of the top copyright cases to watch this year. This case, Alexis Hunley, et al v. Instagram, LLC, could mean the end to the server test, a once widely-followed copyright doctrine established by the 9th Circuit in Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com Inc., now rejected by a number of courts.
Published: August 1, 2022
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Mark E. Ellinghouse
Real Estate Legal Updates
As a transactional lawyer, I’ve always found a special delight when the occasion arises to use one of my favorite sayings: “The pen is mightier than the sword.” It provides a certain level of self-importance that transactional attorneys enjoy in relatively few circumstances. But in today’s electronic world, where ballpoint pens may soon join VHS tapes and 8-tracks in the trash can, we’ve had to reassess whether that saying still holds water. If no one handwrites agreements, or almost anything for that matter, where does the power go that was otherwise held by the prestigious pen? Or (perhaps) more importantly, how can parties execute transaction documents without having to resort to printing and physically signing their documents, and can this be done electronically?
Published: August 1, 2022
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that 28 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the Top Lawyers 2022 list from Sacramento Magazine. Ten of the listed Weintraub attorneys are recognized in multiple practice areas.
The Top Lawyers list, featured each year by Sacramento Magazine, recognizes prominent attorneys in the region who have been nominated by fellow Sacramento attorneys and vetted through survey results, practice legitimacy and State Bar standings. The findings are managed by independent research firm Professional Research Services.
Weintraub attorneys named to the list are:
Published: July 29, 2022
In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a trademark infringement dispute between the Seattle Space Needle and a local coffee shop over the cafe’s use of the Space Needle’s image in its logo.