Unfair competition refers to any unfair, fraudulent, or unlawful business act or practice that deceives consumers. In the context of intellectual property, these can be claims of false advertising, misappropriation of commercial information, or other unscrupulous business conduct.
The Marks Gray intellectual property team prosecutes claims of unfair competition on behalf of clients, and defends clients who are accused of unfair competition.
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We have written several articles touching on how it is not possible to obtain copyright protection for an idea. What is protectable is the specific tangible execution of that idea. A variation on this concept has come into play regarding the recently added ability of...
About a decade ago, California surf company Lost International received trademark protection for the stylized “Mayhem” logo it uses on merchandise. So, when they learned that Lady Gaga would be using “Mayhem” in conjunction with her new album (it is the name of her...