October 17, 2023
A California federal judge dismissed a complaint from intellectual property firm LegalForce RAPC Worldwide PC that alleged a Japanese company infringed its "LegalForce" trademarks, saying Tuesday that some of the claims were unripe because there's no evidence the alleged infringer has used the marks in the U.S.
May 22, 2023
The stateside expansion of a SoftBank-backed legal technology company out of Japan is facing legal hurdles from a California-based law firm that shares the same name as the software offered by the Tokyo company.
April 12, 2023
A California federal judge on Tuesday tossed a suit brought by California-based intellectual property firm LegalForce RAPC Worldwide PC accusing a Japanese company backed by SoftBank Group Corp. of infringing three of its "LegalForce" trademarks, ruling that the case lacks personal and subject matter jurisdiction.
January 23, 2023
California-based intellectual property firm LegalForce RAPC Worldwide PC argued in a filing Monday that the Japanese company it is suing for trademark infringement must allow the chief executive of its American operations to comply with a subpoena.
October 21, 2022
On Friday, Japanese contract management platform LegalForce Inc. told a California federal judge that an intellectual property firm can't bring a trademark lawsuit against it because the platform is based in Japan and has no business contacts in California.