Lowenthal Law Office

2013-09-07

While I have only been a business lawyer for (just about) 3 years, there are fundamental legal mistakes that I’ve seen numerous start-ups repeatedly...

2012-10-25

Internships in the “for-profit” private sector will generally be viewed as employment, which could create maddening expense or liability for employers...

2012-10-25

There is no state statute or regulation in California which expressly exempts persons participating in an internship from the minimum wage and overtime...

2012-09-15

Trade secrets, the oft-overlooked component of a company's intellectual property portfolio, are confidential pieces of information which are proprietary...

2012-09-14

Under California law a “trade secret” is defined as “information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method...

2012-05-02

Intangible IP assets may be created by the founder(s) of a company, independent contractors, or employees of the company. Alternatively, a company may...

2012-05-02

Intellectual property (“IP”) rights – copyrights, trademarks, service marks, domain names, trade secrets, and patents – are generally...

2012-02-02

Business and Professions Code §16600 bars covenants that purport to restrain one from engaging in "a lawful profession, trade, or business," unless one...

2012-02-01

California law generally does not tolerate covenants not to compete, perhaps more so than any other state. Covenants not to compete typically arise either...

2011-10-26

As a business owner, have you ever been asked for "key money" as a condition of commercial tenancy? In California, many business owners have and it is...