Posts by ADLI Law Group
Protecting Jewelry Designs
Sales of Jewelry have been soaring over the past decade, with worldwide sales in 2016 totaling over US$300 billion dollars. Helped by instant world-wide access provided by Social Media, many jewelry designers have found themselves on the short end of the stick when their designs are pilfered. This article addresses various intellectual property tools that…
Read MorePsssst.. Your Confidential Information May Not Be Safe
You probably use confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements and confidentiality clauses in various types of business agreements. (I’ll refer to all of these collectively in this blog as “NDAs”). Their purposes are to protect your valuable confidential or trade secret information (“CI” for purposes of this blog), which are at the heart of a business’s value.…
Read MoreWho Gets the Dog in the Divorce?
In a time when more families own dogs, the question of who gets the family pet is a real question for some parties going through divorce. Last year, the Washington Post reported that three-fourths of Americans in their 30’s have dogs. Apparently, Millennials are more likely to have a pet than own a home, a car…
Read MoreSome Reality Show Stars Don’t Know Rights From Wrong…Or, Do They?
In an article for The Recorder, Paul I. Menes, Co-Head of the Entertainment and Media Practice at Adli Law Group, discusses the Jenners’ and Kardashians’ regular and repeated infringements of intellectual property and publicity rights of others since 2011. He asks and discusses whether they don’t know any better, or just don’t care”. To read the…
Read MoreCountering Unauthorized Postings on the Internet
The internet has provided owners of intellectual property with virtually instantaneous and unlimited access to vast new markets and opportunities. On the other hand, the new medium has provided opportunities for copycats to make unauthorized use of others’ intellectual property works. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) provides a legal and procedural framework and mechanism…
Read MoreNanny Cam Recordings Ruled Admissible by California Court
In case you did not know, California is one of the few states that requires consent of all parties to a recorded conversation before the recording can be admissible as evidence. In fact, if there is no consent, the recording can actually be considered a crime. This means that if you record a spouse, significant…
Read MorePriority of Mechanic's Liens
One of the most important aspects of the power of mechanic’s lien is its priority over other liens or deeds of trust. Generally, liens on property follow the rule of “first in time, first in line” meaning that the priority of liens are determined based on the timing of the recording of the lien. To…
Read MorePatenting an Incomplete Invention – Keep in Mind the Enablement Requirement
Sometimes it may be oversimplified to tell an inventor that his or her invention can be patented before it is complete, because this may cause the inventor to try to apply for patent too early. While an inventor is not required to fully complete his or her invention before trying to apply for patent protection,…
Read MoreLitigation vs. Arbitration vs. Mediation vs. Negotiation
You are about to engage in a legal dispute with an adversary. You know that legal disputes are typically resolved at a court trial before a judge or jury. But you remember glancing over the contract for the last appliance you purchased, and it included an arbitration clause, according to which legal disputes relating to…
Read MoreGoodwill
Goodwill is a familiar term that most of us have heard and read about, and believe that we have a basic understanding of. Despite its familiarity, few business owners have a clear sense of what the term means or understand its application and legal implications for their businesses. There is probably good reason for this…
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