Last fall, the maker of BLUE GOO pain relief products filed a trademark infringement lawsuit over a competitor’s GREEN GOO pain relief salve.[1] Trademark litigation can be long and costly. But the Court quickly dismissed...more
I recently asked a robot for legal advice. I had heard about OpenAI’s ChatGPT program, famous for its ability to rap in the style of well-known musical artists (hello, copyright lawsuits), write college essays (teachers,...more
For digital artists hoping to capitalize on the NFT trend, obtaining trademark protection can be an invaluable tool for preserving the uniqueness and value of their artist name and NFT collection....more
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Trademark Registration
Generic terms—terms that are primarily understood to be the name of a product or service—cannot be trademarks. For example, one cannot register APPLE as a trademark for (you guessed it) apples. When a trademark becomes...more
Seeking to end the human suffering caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States and many other nations have imposed strict economic sanctions on Russia. For the same reason, many private companies—including...more