California Federal Judge Disqualifies Defense Counsel In Trademark, Antitrust Case

(April 23, 2024, 1:57 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The nearly decade-long assistance to HDMI Licensing Administrator Inc. (HDMI LA) by members of a law firm’s Beijing office bars the firm’s New York office from representing a trademark infringement defendant that has leveled antitrust counterclaims against HDMI LA, a federal judge in California ruled April 22....