In Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., the Supreme Court applied the government-edicts doctrine to deny Georgia a copyright in the Official Code of Georgi...

In Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., the Supreme Court held that a plaintiff in a trademark-infringement suit does not need to prove willfulness to reco...

In Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP, the Supreme Court held that the Patent and Trademark Office's decision to institute an inter partes review...

In Allen v. Cooper, the Supreme Court held that Congress could not abrogate state immunity from suit under Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, Congress pas...

In Peter v. Nantkwest, Inc., the Supreme Court held that a party challenging an adverse decision by the PTO in district court did not have to cover the PTO's...

Last week, we discussed the kinds of businesses that must comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. Now we will turn to some of the activities...

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 takes effect on January 1, 2020. It has several disclosure, notice, and management requirements. We will explore ...

This past week, Salt Lake City hosted the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit. G & G was there to see the new and exciting developments in tech—not only in Utah but n...

Today, we are sharing an article that first appeared in Starting Points Journal written by our managing partner Gunnar Gundersen: http://startingpointsjourna...

This is the second part of the first post I made on marriage and estate planning, which can be found here: https://www.gundersen-law.com/single-post/2017/07/...

You already have an estate plan. It's in a beautiful binder. Now where do you keep it? I tell my clients to keep their estate plan in a safe place that is ea...

Congratulations! You just got married (or you are about to in the near future). You likely planned a beautiful ceremony and a fantastic reception. Every deta...

So you've read our blog and know what probate is. If not, read this post first. Now you want to know, how do I avoid probate in the first place. The best way...

I recently read a couple of stories on the new lawsuit filed by the owner of the IP rights in Reading Rainbow and LeVar Burton. The stories were a little con...

A new copyright bill was introduced to the House Judiciary Committee on July 20, 2017. It calls for the creation of a database of nondramatic musical works a...

PETA sued photographer David Slater and others for copyright infringement on behalf of a monkey it named Naruto. Or to speak more precisely, a crested macaqu...

Many times, software companies feel like they have a binary choice: protect their software with trade-secret policies or register the software at the Copyrig...

I've noticed a growing trend on social media: asking people to vote for your new logo. This makes sense for a lot of reasons. You can get input from a releva...

Probate is the court process used to handle your affairs when you die. When a probate case is started, the court appoints an executor (if you have a will) or...

Co-branding is a great way to grow your brand and reach new markets. Examples include combinations of Oreo and Dunkin' Donuts or Huggies and Disney character...