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In late July, two important decisions came down from courts in the Northern District of California regarding the unauthorized use of copyrighted material for the training of large language models. No real consensus has emerged as to the effect they will have on the broader AI litigation landscape.
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Protectable rights are created the same way a successful brand is established — linking your Mark and your company’s offering in the minds of the consumer is a must. The good news? Regardless of your company’s size or marketing budget, this necessary connection can be achieved.
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Just three months ago, Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Coke Morgan Stewart rescinded existing guidelines governing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) discretion to deny petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) when parallel litigation is already pending in federal district court or the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Acting Director Stewart replaced those guidelines with new interim processes that rely on the Director to issue decisions on patent owners’ requests for discretionary denials.
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“Not Merely Monkey Business”: The Bored Ape Case and NFT Branding in the Ninth Circuit
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Legal technology is in the middle of a paradigm shift — one where firms are no longer satisfied with incremental fixes and point solutions. Instead, they’re seeking transformation: of systems, workflows, and outcomes. Nowhere is that transformation more urgent — or more impactful — than in how firms manage the revenue lifecycle.
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Under what circumstances can a servient owner relocate an easement? New York's Second Department recently faced that question and reaffirmed the rule that a servient owner cannot unilaterally relocate an easement when the easement agreement depicts the precise location of the easement.
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The Nashville federal court where the lawsuit was filed summarized the litigation as “concern[ing] the rights to a prolific composer’s music, a dizzying estate plan, and two descendants at odds over how to manage the royalties those compositions earn.”
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A bankruptcy judge, his law clerk and two law students challenged this author’s opinion piece entitled “Inconvenient Bankruptcy Appeals” from the December 2024 issue of The Bankruptcy Strategist that district courts and Bankruptcy Appellate Panels have been rigidly limiting appellate review of interlocutory bankruptcy court orders as a matter of convenience. The critics argue instead that these courts consistently apply appropriate statutory and decisional standards when they decline appellate review, striving to “get it right.” A quick reply follows.
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For investors, real estate developers and communities, with new incentives now available and the permanent status of the QOZ program, substantial tax benefits and the opportunity to improve disadvantaged areas are welcome news for 2025 and beyond.
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Firms no longer have the luxury of making do: productivity is leaking, risk is compounding, and legacy systems — once seen as untouchable — are now being scrutinized through a different lens that prioritizes agility, security, and user experience. From dispelling misconceptions, to the risk of traditional print and how to focus on the basics, here are the top six things firms need to know about closing the gaps in legal document management.