The website for Odenton-based Celtic band The American Rogues notes the group has recorded nine albums and two DVDs and played for fans all over the world to critical acclaim during its nearly two decades of making music. There’s just one problem, according to a lawsuit filed last week: None of it is true.

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LOS ANGELES — Two of Marvin Gaye’s children sued Robin Thicke and his collaborators on the hit song “Blurred Lines” on Wednesday, accusing them of copyright infringement and alleging music company EMI failed to protect their father’s legacy. Nona Marvisa ...

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Jerry Brady has been in the commercial kitchen design business for almost 40 years. He’s worked with restaurant owner Foreman Wolf on many of its popular and critically acclaimed Baltimore establishments, including Charleston, Petit Louis Bistro and Pazo.

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SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. has applied for U.S. and South Korean trademarks for a watch that connects to the Internet in the latest sign that consumer technology companies see wearable devices as the future of their business. ...

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In-N-Out Burger has settled its federal trademark infringement claims against an Aberdeen hamburger joint that has since rebranded itself.

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Two companies could be headed for a high-noon showdown in U.S. District Court over alleged copyright infringements on engraved firearm parts.

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Opus Dei, the elite and powerful organization within the Roman Catholic Church, is suing a Danish publisher for alleged trademark violations involving a card game titled “Opus Dei. Existence After Religion.” Public hearings in the suit began ...

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NEW YORK — A California company that produced X-rated films based on popular Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors has agreed to pull the movies from store shelves and destroy materials related to them. A federal consent order was filed ...

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Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream is not being so sweet to a film company it says is infringing on its trademarks.

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After spending two weeks in jail in three states and two countries, Creative Pipe Inc. CEO Mark T. Pappas was given a conditional release on Friday after wiring $120,000 from his corporate account to pay down earlier civil sanctions against him.

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