Intellectual Property

California Civil Procedure Intellectual Property Litigation

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Pardis Music v. Caltex Trading — C.D. Cal. Grants Remand After Plaintiff Drops Federal Copyright Claims

/ January 9, 2026

Judge Hernán D. Vera remanded a music-rights case to Los Angeles Superior Court after Pardis Music dropped its federal copyright infringement claims (which it could not pursue federally because it lacked a registered copyright under 17 U.S.C. § 411(a)), eliminating federal-question jurisdiction.

California Business Transactions Intellectual Property Litigation

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Hoffman v. Goli Nutrition — C.D. Cal. Grants Summary Judgment to VMG Investors on Trade Secret Claim Where Vitamin Friends Lacked Ownership

/ January 2, 2026

Judge Christina Snyder granted summary judgment for VMG Partners and other investors on a Defend Trade Secrets Act claim because plaintiff Vitamin Friends LLC could not show it owned the supplier trade secrets — its affiliate Better Nutritionals did. Repeat fraud, RICO, and breach-of-fiduciary-duty

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