Business Litigation

A cease and desist letter is a common method used in an attempt to resolve a dispute between two or more parties. A cease and desist letter is not going to be filed in court. Rather, this letter will be sent to the individual or business you have a conflict with to ask them to stop an activity that you believe is infringing on your rights. A cease and desist letter is also commonly referred...

Many businesses have struggled due to the pandemic, and many insurance claims have gone unanswered. Businesses purchased insurance that they believed covered them in the case that they experienced an interruption in business, and most of their claims were dismissed. A notable exception was made by Sharon Yuen, one of the attorneys with Callahan & Blaine. Her monumental victory is an important one not only for her client but for those battling insurance companies in...

Patents are designed to protect inventions and new discoveries. A caveat to these inventions and discoveries is that they must be new, useful, and “non-obvious.” These may seem like relatively vague terms, but they do have specific meetings when it comes to federal patent protection law. There are three main types of patents that are available under federal law in the United States. Here, we want to give a brief explanation of each while also...

Patents provide protection to inventors of new, useful, and non-obvious products or designs by preventing others from using, making, or selling the invention for a certain amount of time after the patent is issued. There are three main types of patents issued in the United States – a design patent, a utility patent, and a plant patent. Here, we want to discuss what a design patent is and how a person can go about filing...

Patents are important to ensure that individuals continue to strive to create new, useful, and non-obvious inventions in the United States. A patent is what officially protects an inventor by preventing anyone else from using, making, or selling the invention for a certain period of time after the patent is issued. There are three types of patents available in the United States - design patents, utility patents, and plant patents. Here, we want to discuss...