Intellectual Property
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Louis Vuitton’s Opposition To Trademark For Gardening Tools Fails Spectacularly
‘Louis Vuitton asserted that only it could use the letters “L” and “V” in its branding.’
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Despite OpenAI’s legal positioning and steps to act responsibly when it comes to copyright issues in this new and uncertain legal and technological landscape, it has proven unable to avoid being hauled into court.
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From the it’s-okay-when-we-do-it,-we’re-the-new-york-times dept.
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From the that’s-not-how-any-of-this-works dept
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NFL Sends C&D To University Of Houston Over Homage To The Oilers’ Uniforms
No Fun League: Trademark edition.
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The Use Of Copyrighted Works As Training Material May Be In Vogue, But Is It Infringement?
Numerous IP issues arise with the use of AI in fashion.
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From the we-need-to-learn-to-let-go dept.
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Intellectual Property, Technology
Dude Who Wants Copyrights And Patents On AI-Created Works Loses In Court Again
From the maybe-the-AI-can-explain-this-to-you-once-and-for-all department.
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Trademark Docketing Software Company Alt Legal Acquires Customers Of Competitor TM Cloud
With TM Cloud having customers both throughout the United States and globally in Europe, Africa and Australia, the acquisition enables Alt Legal to grow its base of customers.
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2 Creative IP Attorneys On The Complications Of AI-Generated Art
How will the unique challenges of protecting creative work from AI-generated copies shape the future of the intellectual property space?
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Stop Rushing To Copyright As A Tool To ‘Solve’ The Problems Of AI
Embrace the creativity.
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* Supreme Court justices issue annual financial disclosures as required by statute (in case anyone’s confused) except Thomas and Alito. Can’t be caught making material omissions on financial disclosure forms if you don’t file any financial disclosure forms! [Reuters]
* We haven’t checked in on Lin Wood in a while… now even QAnon allies are suing him. [Daily Beast]
* Prosecutors inform Donald Trump that he’s a target in the classified documents investigation in one of American history’s greatest “duh” moments. [CNN]
* DLA Piper named in discrimination suit. [American Lawyer]
* Cooley paying associates $100K not to work. Or, phrased more accurately, “Cooley is paying associates $100K to stay afloat on their soon-to-begin student loan payments.” [Bloomberg Law News]
* Intellectual property experts testify about whether or not AI are capable of legally recognizably invention. At least we know they can invent caselaw! [Law360]
* Digital cash apps becoming a key way to distribute class action awards. No more inconvenience of having to fill out that $2.38 check! [Law.com]
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* Department of Justice likely to get involved in PGA/LIV merger. Weird how spending major Biglaw dollars calling one of them a monopoly might backfire when you try to merge with them. [Law360]
* After inviting thorough mocking of their legal acumen, Harlan Crow’s lawyers at Gibson Dunn back away from original “let’s just do contempt” offer and suggest a meeting with Senate staffers. [NBC News]
* Speaking of… comparing Clarence Thomas to the “lowliest” federal worker is a stark reminder that John Roberts is running a cesspool of ethical compromise. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Batman defeats Italian designer in trademark dispute. Not that it matters… that guy will break out of Arkham and be designing clothes again within a couple months. [Reuters]
* “There Is One Group the Roberts Court Really Doesn’t Like.” Take a guess! It’s fun because there’s at least three or four groups it could be! [New York Times]
* Move over law firms, legal technology vendors poised to become next fashionable cyber target. [Legaltech News]
* A dive into K-Pop and contracts. [LegalCheek]
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3 Takeaways From The Sonos Verdict Against Google
For now, we can consider three takeaways from the verdict that can help us place this long-running patent saga in perspective.