Does copyright law require that a human create a work? Yesterday the D.C. Circuit in Thaler v. Perlmutter held that it does and that a machine (such as a computer operating a generative AI program) cannot be designated as the...more
3/19/2025
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Appeals ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Authorship ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyrightable Subject Matter ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Technology Sector
In the ever-evolving landscape of intellectual property law, a new federal bill has emerged to address the unique challenges faced by golf course designers and architects.
The Bolstering Intellectual Rights against...more
3/15/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Authorship ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Ownership ,
Design Patent ,
Golf Courses ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
The Copyright Act
A new federal bill aims to put golf courses on “par” with other architectural designs by expanding federal copyright protection to golf courses. Copyright law in the United States, rooted in the U.S. Constitution, ensures...more
3/5/2024
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Authorship ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Ownership ,
Design Patent ,
Golf Courses ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
The Copyright Act
The Supreme Court unanimously sided with Jack Daniel’s in the much-anticipated trademark case pitting trademark protection against parodic products. However, SCOTUS did not reach a final conclusion on whether VIP Products’...more
6/9/2023
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Dilution ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Parody ,
Rogers Test ,
SCOTUS ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
Patent and trademark offices around the world have not been insulated from the effects of the global coronavirus pandemic. Many offices have directed their employees to transition to telework, and several have extended...more
3/23/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
France ,
Germany ,
India ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Office Closures ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Relief Measures ,
State of Emergency ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademarks ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) ,
USPTO
The alcohol industry has seen a veritable explosion in trademark filings from craft and independent brewers, distillers and wineries. This upsurge means trademarks are coming into conflict more and more often in the...more
12/14/2018
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Beer ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Breweries ,
Bright-Line Rule ,
Distilleries ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retailers ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Wine & Alcohol ,
Wineries
The recent Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. case brought to light a little-known quirk in how national stage patent applications affect the length of one’s patent term. That case involved a drug company losing five days of...more
5/17/2018
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Claim Construction ,
Fees ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Cooperation Treaty ,
Patent Examinations ,
Patent Filings ,
Patent Reform ,
Patent Terms ,
Patents ,
PLTIA ,
Strategic Planning ,
USPTO