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24 Cited authorities

  1. Weddington Productions, Inc. v. Flick

    60 Cal.App.4th 793 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998)   Cited 505 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an agreement "must not only contain all the material terms but also express each in a reasonably definite manner."

  2. Bustamante v. Intuit Inc.

    141 Cal.App.4th 199 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006)   Cited 290 times
    Finding that the conditions for performance as to a purported contractual duty to "take all steps necessary to obtain adequate funding and to formally launch the company" were "fatally uncertain."

  3. Morgan v. AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

    177 Cal.App.4th 1235 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009)   Cited 256 times
    Holding "a fraudulent business practice is one that is likely to deceive members of the public"

  4. Tsemetzin v. Coast Federal Savings & Loan Assn.

    57 Cal.App.4th 1334 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997)   Cited 162 times
    Holding that the plaintiff was entitled to sue for the unpaid rent falling due within the statutory period

  5. Ersa Grae Corp. v. Fluor Corp.

    1 Cal.App.4th 613 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991)   Cited 116 times
    Affirming jury's finding that parties had enforceable contract

  6. Robinson Wilson, Inc. v. Stone

    35 Cal.App.3d 396 (Cal. Ct. App. 1973)   Cited 76 times
    Noting that "the scope of the duty and limits of acceptable performance [must] be at least sufficiently defined to provide a rational basis for the assessment of damages"

  7. Severson Werson v. Bolinger

    235 Cal.App.3d 1569 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991)   Cited 12 times
    In Severson, the parties' engagement agreement did not address changes in the attorney's rates, nor could the client determine from the bills he received that the agreed-upon rates had increased.

  8. Ablett v. Clauson

    43 Cal.2d 280 (Cal. 1954)   Cited 56 times
    Explaining that a contract is generally unenforceable "if an essential element is reserved for the future agreement of both parties"

  9. Section 552 - Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings

    5 U.S.C. § 552   Cited 12,447 times   561 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Court's entering of a “Stipulation and Order” approving the parties' terms of dismissal did not amount to a “court-ordered consent decree” that would render the plaintiff the prevailing party

  10. Section 452 - Matters permitting judicial notice

    Cal. Evid. Code § 452   Cited 8,258 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Permitting notice to be taken of the "[o]fficial acts of the . . . judicial departments . . . of any state of the United States"

  11. Section 552a - Records maintained on individuals

    5 U.S.C. § 552a   Cited 4,582 times   47 Legal Analyses
    Finding that it is a Department of Justice component that has as its principal function the enforcement of criminal laws includ[ing] correctional authorities

  12. Section 1624 - Contracts deemed invalid unless note or memorandum in writing

    Cal. Civ. Code § 1624   Cited 1,327 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Establishing that the statute of frauds applies to contracts "for the sale of real property, or of an interest therein"

  13. Section 122 - Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications

    35 U.S.C. § 122   Cited 175 times   44 Legal Analyses
    Providing that with certain exceptions, "each application for a patent shall be published, in accordance with procedures determined by the Director, promptly after the expiration of a period of 18 months from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is sought under this title."

  14. Section 2 - Powers and duties

    35 U.S.C. § 2   Cited 115 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing the Patent Office to cover the expenses of "persons" other than federal employees attending programs on intellectual-property protection

  15. Section 151 - Issue of patent

    35 U.S.C. § 151   Cited 53 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Providing that patent shall issue upon payment of fee, which must be made within three months following notice of allowance

  16. Section 181 - Secrecy of certain inventions and withholding of patent

    35 U.S.C. § 181   Cited 45 times   8 Legal Analyses

    Whenever publication or disclosure by the publication of an application or by the grant of a patent on an invention in which the Government has a property interest might, in the opinion of the head of the interested Government agency, be detrimental to the national security, the Commissioner of Patents upon being so notified shall order that the invention be kept secret and shall withhold the publication of the application or the grant of a patent therefor under the conditions set forth hereinafter

  17. Section 2793 - Obligation in writing and signed by surety

    Cal. Civ. Code § 2793   Cited 31 times   1 Legal Analyses

    Except as prescribed by the next section, a suretyship obligation must be in writing, and signed by the surety; but the writing need not express a consideration. Ca. Civ. Code § 2793 Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 453.

  18. Section 2904 - General responsibilities for records management

    44 U.S.C. § 2904   Cited 18 times

    (a) The Archivist shall provide guidance and assistance to Federal agencies with respect to ensuring- (1) economical and effective records management; (2) adequate and proper documentation of the policies and transactions of the Federal Government; and (3) proper records disposition. (b) The Administrator shall provide guidance and assistance to Federal agencies to ensure economical and effective processing of mail by Federal agencies. (c) In carrying out the responsibilities under subsection (a)

  19. Section 1.11 - Files open to the public

    37 C.F.R. § 1.11   Cited 30 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing for public inspection of "all papers relating to the file of . . . a patent or a statutory invention registration"

  20. Section 1.14 - Patent applications preserved in confidence

    37 C.F.R. § 1.14   Cited 30 times   1 Legal Analyses

    (a)Confidentiality of patent application information. Patent applications that have not been published under 35 U.S.C. 122(b) are generally preserved in confidence pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 122(a) . Information concerning the filing, pendency, or subject matter of an application for patent, including status information, and access to the application, will only be given to the public as set forth in § 1.11 or in this section. (1) Records associated with patent applications (see paragraph (g) of this section

  21. Section 3.73 - Establishing right of assignee to take action

    37 C.F.R. § 3.73   Cited 12 times   6 Legal Analyses

    (a) The original applicant is presumed to be the owner of an application for an original patent, and any patent that may issue therefrom, unless there is an assignment. The original applicant is presumed to be the owner of a trademark application or registration, unless there is an assignment. (b) In order to request or take action in a trademark matter, the assignee must establish its ownership of the trademark property of paragraph (a) of this section to the satisfaction of the Director. The establishment

  22. Section 1.36 - Revocation of power of attorney; withdrawal of patent attorney or agent

    37 C.F.R. § 1.36   Cited 3 times

    (a) A power of attorney, pursuant to § 1.32(b) , may be revoked at any stage in the proceedings of a case by the applicant or patent owner. A power of attorney to the patent practitioners associated with a Customer Number will be treated as a request to revoke any powers of attorney previously given. Fewer than all of the applicants (or fewer than all patent owners in a supplemental examination or reexamination proceeding) may revoke the power of attorney only upon a showing of sufficient cause,