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Latest News in California

  • September 14, 2026

    Samsung Seeks Toss Of Dua Lipa Copyright, TM Suit In Calif.

    Samsung has argued that pop singer Dua Lipa's suit over the use of an image of her face on boxes containing Samsung televisions should be thrown out, saying her trademark and copyright claims fall short.

  • September 14, 2026

    Feds Want Justices To Skip Google 'Settled Expectations' Row

    The federal government is telling the U.S. Supreme Court that Google didn't meet the appropriate standard to get the Federal Circuit to look at the company's challenge to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's policy of using the age of patents as a reason not to review them.

  • September 14, 2026

    SF Vacancy Tax Barred By Calif. Law, Appeals Court Affirms

    San Francisco's voter-approved tax on vacant residential units penalizes property owners for keeping those off the rental market and thus violates California law, a state appeals court panel ruled, upholding a trial court.

  • September 14, 2026

    Money Transmission Issue Looms For Prediction Markets

    The circuit split recently created by the Ninth Circuit's ruling in Kalshi v. Assad has implications reaching beyond gaming regulation as, depending on the ultimate characterization of prediction market event contracts, platforms may face differing obligations under federal and state money transmission laws, say attorneys at Manatt.

  • September 14, 2026

    Disney Taps Warner Bros. Atty As Corp. Transactions Lead

    Disney has expanded its corporate transactions legal team with the addition of Warner Bros. Discovery's senior vice president of business and legal affairs, according to an internal memo.

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