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United States LLC Operating Agreements LLC operating agreements establish how a limited liability company is to be run and are equivalent to a corporation’s bylaws (see Doing Business in the United States: The Laws You Should Know for more information on LLCs and corporations). In most states, including some very popular ones for forming LLCs,
Oregon Adverse Possession Law This is Part 3 in a three-part series on adverse possession in Oregon. Part 1 was a general overview regarding your risks of losing part or all of your property via adverse possession. Part 2 was on Oregon common law adverse possession. Part 3 is on Oregon statutory adverse possession law. Adverse
Oregon Adverse Possession This is Part 2 in a three-part series on adverse possession in Oregon. Part 1 was a general overview regarding your risks of losing part or all of your property via adverse possession. Part 2 is on Oregon common law adverse possession. Part 3 is on Oregon statutory adverse possession law. Adverse
Are You at Risk for Losing Part or All of Your Property Through Adverse Possession? Imagine finding out that a part of your backyard—where your family has picnicked for years—might not actually belong to you. Could someone else claim it as their own through adverse possession? It’s a situation no property owner wants to face,
AI and Fair Use When the New York Times sued OpenAI, the allegation grabbing the most headlines concerned ChatGPT sometimes producing, as output to the user, all or substantially all of an actual article previously published by the Times. It has been widely reported that OpenAI accuses the Times of deliberately instigating GPT to “regurgitate”
Trademark symbols are the subject of regular questions from clients and even people with whom I have casual conversations, once they find out I am a trademark lawyer. In this post, I’ll briefly explain when it’s appropriate to use each symbol. By the time you finish reading, you should be able to understand why I
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I could count my monthly court appearances on both hands. Nowadays, stepping into a courtroom feels almost nostalgic. The pandemic didn’t just shake things up; it flipped California’s justice system on its head. Remote technology made legal proceedings more accessible and efficient. What began as a temporary fix, born of necessity,
United States Trademarks To talk about trademark infringement, we first must address what a trademark is. A trademark can be any word, phrase, symbol, design, or combination of these things that are used to identify goods or services. For example, the word mark “Apple” for a computer. A trademark identifies the sources of your goods
Calling the Defendant as an Adverse Witness As a plaintiff at trial, there is no better way to prove your case than through the mouth of the defendant. Securing statements directly from the defendant can often provide the most compelling evidence for your case. When jurors hear incriminating or contradictory statements from the defendant themselves,
In its ongoing efforts to satisfy ChatGPT’s colossal appetite for content on which to “train” its algorithms, OpenAI continues to announce major licensing deals with partners ranging from traditional publishing stalwarts like Time and The Atlantic to user-generated content platforms like Reddit and Stack Overflow (and its sister site Stack Exchange, which will be referred
