litigation and dispute resolution

With a demonstrated track record of successfully resolving disputes on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants,  KB Ash typically represents clients in intellectual property, corporate and business disputes adjudicated in the following settings:
  • Arbitration
  • California state courts
  • Infringement investigations, demands and responses
  • DMCA complaints
  • iCANN domain name disputes 
  • Judicially mandated settlement conferences
  • Private mediation
  • Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
  • U.S. federal courts
                                                ​Representative Matters
  • Macy's, Inc. et al.  v. Strategic Marks LLC, case no. 11-6198 SC MD (trademark and unfair competition)
  • ​Boxun Wang v. Cheetah Mobile, Inc., TTAB No. 92064697 (trademark)
  • Creative Mobile v. Lodsys, LLC, case no. 12-00702 (patent, copyright)
  • Coverplay, Inc. v Heatloc, Inc., case no. RIC-1214491 (trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition)
  • RGS IV Group v. Leaf Brands LLC., TTAB No. 92063752 (trademark)
  • Byrne v. A1 Car Sales, Inc. et al., case no. MSC-01925 (fraud and unfair competition) 
  • Creative Mobile Technologies LLC v. Creative Mobile O.U., TTAB No. 91213155 (trademark)
  • State of India v. Lu, case no. 87D01-1308-FC-280 (criminal copyright)
  • Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. v. Besurance Corporation, TTAB No. 91233968 (trademark)
  • Master Cutlery, Inc. v. Pacific Solution Marketing, Inc., case no. 13-9096-JAK (trademark, patent, copyright)
  • Moet Hennessey v. HPE Design, LLC., TTAB No. 91212847 (trademark)
  • Master Cutlery v. Wuu Jau Co. et. al., case no. 13-02349-PSG (trademark, copyright, patent)
  • Novem Car Interior Design v. HPE Design, LLC, TTAB No. 9127266 (trademark)
  • Richmond Workers' Cooperative Loan Fund v. Pamoja Energy Solutions Corp., case no. L14-04735 (Contract dispute)
  • Sunlink Corporation v. Sunlight Photonics, Inc., TTAB No. 91231367 (trademark)​