Elizabeth is proud to be Chairing the Cannabis IP Law Conference April 19, 2023

The Intellectual Property Law Section of the California Lawyers Association is presenting a full day in person Cannabis IP Law Conference on April 19, 2023, at the Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica. In addition to outstanding educational programming relating to cannabis intellectual property litigation, licensing, parodies, trademark and patent filing strategies, and ethical considerations when…

Option Agreements – Buying (and Selling) Time

“Puss, you got options. Don’t let anyone make you feel like you don’t have any options . . .” – Tony Soprano Undoubtedly, it is good to have options in the “waste management” industry. Indeed, options are crucial to the entertainment industry as well. Although we suspect that the option agreement discussed in this article…

Owen Seitel Discusses Sports Issues

Owen Seitel appeared as a special guest on Sports Econ 101 With Edward Brown and Vern Glenn to discuss sports-related economic issues, with a particular focus in this episode on the California Fair Pay to Play Act and the change of the NCAA’s longstanding policy, now allowing NCAA student-athletes to exploit and receive money from licensing their name, image, and likeness (aka “NIL”) without jeopardizing their eligibility as Student-Athletes.