According to Bloomberg, “[m]ultinational tax avoidance has risen to the top of the international political agenda,” and Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, is coming under fire in the United Kingdom for just this issue. The company was sued for trademark infringement by soapmaker Lush, and a judge recently ruled in favor of Lush and
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Last year, we devoted considerable attention to an issue that impacts many small businesses and startups: Patent trolling. As a reminder, patent trolls, or patent assertion entities, are shell companies that exist solely for the purpose of asserting that they should be reimbursed because they hold patents that are being infringed upon, mostly by an
This past Sunday, Comcast, the country’s biggest cable and broadband provider, and Netflix, the California-based provider of on-demand Internet streaming media and DVDs-by-mail, announced an agreement whereby Netflix will pay Comcast for direct Internet access, meaning that Netflix will be able to deliver its movies and TV programs to Comcast’s subscribers faster and more reliably,
Last October, California-based startup Zettaset, the leader in secure Big Data management, sued Intel Corp., the world’s largest semiconductor chip maker, in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Santa Clara for breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, and intentional misrepresentation. Zettaset claims that “among other things… Intel unlawfully
In October,we discussed Title II of the JumpStart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, which took effect on September 23, 2013. Title II lifted the 80-year-old ban on general solicitation in this country, allowing small businesses and startups to publicly advertise that they are seeking investment, and the new law seems to be working:
All over the country, including here in California, startups and small businesses are holding their collective breaths and hoping that the House of Representatives passes the Innovation Act of 2013 (the “Act”). Last week, the House Judiciary Committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Act, and yesterday, the White House came out in support of
As 2013 winds to a close, and friends and family gather at Thanksgiving tables across the country, startups in California and across the United States are giving thanks for two legislative actions. The first legislative initiative, and one which impacts startups across the country, concerns an issue we have discussed many times over the last
Patent assertion entities (PAEs), or patent trolls, are in the news again. On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee began expedited hearings on a comprehensive patent reform bill. Last week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Representative Bob Goodlatte introduced the Innovation Act of 2013. Several weeks ago, we discussed provisions of the Act when it was in
