Joshua A. Burt Intellectual Property Law Blog

Burt Legal discusses how to respond to cease and desist letters.... Read More

Burt Legal discusses the risks of trademark and copyright infringement when publishing your own website.... Read More

The Law Office of Joshua A. Burt today filed in Orange County Superior Court a lawsuit against Brystan Studios for the appropriation of a client’s likeness (a violation of a person's right to publicity), fraud, infliction of emotional distress, and unfair competition.  The complaint alleges that Brystan Studios, a photographic studio, took a picture of a client and, without permission or a release, published the photograph in an advertisement for Brystan Studios in a prominent ma... Read More

Today, Angelyne dismissed her copyright infringement suit against Fox Searchlight and the producers of the motion picture “Notorious” after the parties amicably settled the dispute.  The Law Office of Joshua A. Burt represented Angelyne in this dispute and in the settling of this matter.... Read More

The Law Office of Joshua A. Burt has filed suit against Fox Searchlight and the producers of the motion picture "Notorious" on behalf of Angelyne for copyright infringement based on the use of her copyrighted billboard and image in the movie based on the life of the Notorious B.I.G.... Read More